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OpenStudy (anonymous):

What number would you add to the equation below to complete the square? x^2 + 16x = 0

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what is half of 16?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

8

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok right now what is \(8^2\) ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

64

OpenStudy (anonymous):

that's it!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so how do i figure it out though without anyones help?

OpenStudy (doc.brown):

Yeah, why did you divide 16 in half?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

cause you asked me to lol

OpenStudy (anonymous):

well satellite did

OpenStudy (doc.brown):

I meant to ask that to @satellite73 , if you want to figure out how to do this without help, it would be useful to know why satellite asked you to divide 16 in half.

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