Question

What is the intermediate step in the form (x+a)^2=b as a result of completing the square for the following equation?
x2+134=−2x−14

Answer 1

ok this took a while But ...The first term is,  x2  its coefficient is  1 .

The middle term is,  +2x  its coefficient is  2 .

The last term, "the constant", is  +148

Step-1 : Multiply the coefficient of the first term by the constant   1 • 148 = 148

Step-2 : Find two factors of  148  whose sum equals the coefficient of the middle term, which is   2 .

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