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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Would the answer to completing the square x^2-8x+16=0 be x= + or - 4?

OpenStudy (ybarrap):

plug in x=-4 and x=4 and see if the whole equation is equal to zero.

OpenStudy (ybarrap):

$$ (-4)^2-8(-4)+16=?\\ (4)^2-8(4)+16=?\\ $$

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