PLZ HELP I will give the brain!! Which of the following statements is true about completing the square? 1. When completing the
square, add the square of half the coefficient of x to only the x^2+bx side of the equation. 2. When completing the square, add the square of half the coefficient of x to both sides of the equation. 3. When completing the square, subtract the square of half the coefficient of x from both sides of the equation. 4. When completing the square, add half the coefficient of x to both sides of the equation.
When completing the square, you have to find the number that will allow you to find the perfect square trinomials and when you factor that it should get the form a^2 + 2ab + b^2 and if a is equal to 1, then to find b, you have to take the half of the coefficient and square it because of the equation, and to maintain a balanced equation, you have to add it to both sides (same to both sides)