Question

Complete the equation: x2+10x+__=(__)^2 A. 25; x+5 B. 25; x−5 C. 10; x+10 D. 10; x−10

Answer 1

Answer:

Answer A)  25, and x+5

Step-by-step explanation:

You need to complete the square by adding a constant that makes the quadratic expression a perfect square of a binomial. So base your analysis on the fact that the coefficient accompanying the square term of x is one, and the fact that the middle term has coefficient 10 which is twice "5" so 5 is the likely candidate for the binomial that goes squared: (x + 5) and the square of 5 (25) is what you need to add as constant term to get the perfect square of a binomial:

$x^2+10x+25=(x+5)^2$