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  • 03-09-2017
  • Mathematics
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What number must you add to complete the square?

x^2 + 14x = -7

49?

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  • 03-09-2017
x²+ 14x = -749

x²+ 14x +?² = (x+?)², 

Let's extend (x+?)² in English:
(x+?)² = square of the first (=x²) + TWICE the 1st time the second (14x)+?²

So TWICE the 1st time the second = 2.x.? = 14x and ? 14x/2x = 7
then :x²+ 14x +?²  =  x² +14x + 49
Since we have added 49, let's subtract 49 to keep the balance of the equation:

(x² +14x + 49) - 49 = (x+7)² - 49 = - 749

(x+7)² = 700

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