Question

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

Answer 1

what is half of 16?

Answer 2

8

Answer 3

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

Answer 4

64

Answer 5

that's it!

Answer 6

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

Answer 7

Yeah, why did you divide 16 in half?

Answer 8

cause you asked me to lol

Answer 9

well satellite did

Answer 10

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.