What number that needs to be added to both sides of the equation $x^2 + 4x = 96$ to complete the square?

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Answer 1 · 2015-12-15T07:42:20

The number to be added to both sides is 4.

Explanation:

Divide the coefficient of the $x$ term by $2$ , then square the result. This number will be added to both sides of the equation. For the quadratic equation $x^2+4x=96$ , the coefficient of the $x$ term is $4$ . So $(4/2)^2=4$ .

$x^2+4x+4=96+4$

$x^2+4x+4=100$

$(x+2)^2=100$

Take the square root of both sides.

$x+2=+-10$

Subtract $2$ from both sides.

$x=-2+-10$

Solve for $x$ .

$x=-2+10=8$

$x=-2-10=-12$

$x=8, -12$

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