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Solving Quadratic Equations: Completing the Square Answers

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What number would you add to both sides of x2 + 7x = 4 to complete the square?

A
22
B
72
C
Option
D
Option
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Answer:

100

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Solve x2 + 12x = –20 by completing the square.

Answers:
Write the left side of the equation as a binomial squared. The left side of the equation becomes ()2.:x + 6
Isolate the variable: x =:–10 or –2
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x + 3x + 6x + 10x + 12

A
+ 3
B
+ 6
C
+ 10
D
+ 12
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–4 or 4–6 or 62 or 10–10 or –2

A
–4 or 4
B
–6 or 6
C
2 or 10
D
–10 or –2

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