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PIT_PIT [208]
3 years ago
8

To factor the quadratic expression x^2−8x−10 by completing the square, what value would be added? A. 64 B. 8 C. 16 D.-16

Mathematics
2 answers:
Elan Coil [88]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:

C

Step-by-step explanation:

When completing the square, we essentially want to create a perfect square trinomial by adding a constant.

If we have the following expression:

x^2+bx

And we want to complete the square, we will need to divide the b-coefficient by half and then square it.

Thus, the added term should be:

(b/2)^2

In the given equation, we have:

(x^2-8x)-10

The b term here is 8. Therefore:

(8/2)^2\\=(4)^2\\=16

The value we would add would be 16.

The answer is C.

Further notes:

To complete the square, add 16 like mentioned earlier. However, we also need to subtract 16 to balance things out:

(x^2-8x)-10\\=(x^2-8x+16)-10-16\\

The expression inside the parentheses is now a perfect square trinomial. Factor it:

=((x)^2-2(4)(x)+(4)^2)-26\\=(x-4)^2-26

And we are done!

levacccp [35]3 years ago
3 0

A quadratic function equation is as follows:

ax^{2}   +  bx + c

To complete the square, move the constant (c) to the other side of the equation and take half of the b value, square it, and add and subtract the same number.

In this problem, you will add 16.

\frac{ - 8}{2}  =  - 4

- 4^{2}  = 16

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