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Lostsunrise [7]
3 years ago
8

What number must you add to complete the square? x^2 + 2x = -1

Mathematics
2 answers:
Andru [333]3 years ago
6 0
\large\begin{array}{l} \textsf{You must add 1 to complete the square.}\\\\ \textsf{There is a very common special product: (square of a sum)}\\\\ \mathsf{(a+b)^2=a^2+2ab+b^2}\\\\\\ \textsf{Take the given equation:}\\\\ \mathsf{x^2+2x=-1\qquad(i)}\\\\\\ \textsf{The first term is a square (x squared)}\\\\ \textsf{The second term is a product of 2, x and 1.} \end{array}


\large\begin{array}{l}\\\\\\ \textsf{We need to find a proper value for b, so that if we add it to}\\\textsf{the left side of the equation, we get a perfect square.}\\\\ \textsf{So,}\\\\ \begin{array}{cccccccccc} \mathsf{a^2}&\!\!\!+\!\!\!&\mathsf{2}&\!\!\!\cdot\!\!\!&\mathsf{a}&\!\!\!\cdot\!\!\!&\mathsf{b}&\!\!\!+\!\!\!&\mathsf{b^2}&=\mathsf{(a+b)^2}\\\\ \mathsf{\downarrow}&&&\!\!\!\!\!&\downarrow&\!\!\!\!\!&\downarrow&&\downarrow\\\\ \mathsf{x^2}&\!\!\!+\!\!\!&\mathsf{2}&\!\!\!\cdot\!\!\!&\mathsf{x}&\!\!\!\cdot\!\!\!&\mathsf{1}&\!\!\!+\!\!\!&\mathsf{1^2}&=\mathsf{(x+1)^2} \end{array}\\\\\\ \textsf{Just by comparing the expressions above, we can conclude that}\\\textsf{b must be equal to 1, so we get a perfect square:}\\\\ \mathsf{(x+1)^2=x^2+2x+1} \end{array}


\large\begin{array}{l}\\\\\\ \textsf{Back to (i), adding 1 to both sides:}\\\\ \mathsf{x^2+2x+1=-1+1}\\\\ \boxed{\begin{array}{c} \mathsf{(x+1)^2=0} \end{array}} \end{array}


\large\begin{array}{l}\\\\\\ \textsf{If you want to solve this equation for x, you will find}\\\\ \mathsf{x+1=0}\\\\ \mathsf{x=-1}\quad\longleftarrow\quad\textsf{(solution)} \end{array}


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\large\begin{array}{l} \textsf{Any doubt? Please, comment below.}\\\\\\ \textsf{Best regards! :-)} \end{array}

netineya [11]3 years ago
3 0
To begin completing the square, it must be equivalent to 0. 

x^2 + 2x + 1 = 0

Therefore, add 1. 
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