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Completing the Square

What must you add to the expression x^2+bx to complete the square?

Completing the Square What must you add to the expression x^2+bx to complete the square-example-1
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A constant term must be added. This is because every standard square function is composed of a term with a squared variable, a term with a variable with degree 1 and a term without any variable (constant).
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