Question

What number would you have to add to both sides to complete the square?
x2 + 12x = –6

Answer 1

Is it x to the power of 2, or x times two?

Answer 2

x^2

Answer 3

?

Answer 4

x = -6 - 5

Answer 5

Hope that helps.

Answer 6

A. –144


B.-36


C.
144


D.
36

Answer 7

you would add the square of half the coefficient of x...

Answer 8

what's the coefficient of x? divide that by 2 then square it.

Answer 9

that's my real name... mom & pops were jokers!

Answer 10

I don't know what the coefficient of x is

Answer 11

A coefficient is a numerical or constant quantity placed before and multiplying the variable in an algebraic expression. I believe the coefficient would be 12.

Answer 12

Oh, so 36

Answer 13

Thanks for your help

Answer 14

Yep. No problem.