Final answer:
The value of m that makes the equation x^2 + 10x + 11 equal to m + (x + 5)^2 - 25 is 11.
Step-by-step explanation:
The student is asking for the value of m that would make the equation x^2 + 10x + 11 equal to m + (x + 5)^2 - 25. First, let's simplify the right side of the equation by expanding (x + 5)^2:
(x + 5)^2 = x^2 + 2 × 5 × x + 52 = x^2 + 10x + 25.
Now plug this back into the original equation:
x^2 + 10x + 11 = m + (x^2 + 10x + 25) - 25
Combining like terms leaves us with the original left-side expression:
x^2 + 10x + 11 = m + x^2 + 10x
To find the value of m that satisfies the equation, we set equal the terms that don't contain x:
11 = m
So, the value of m for which the equation is true is 11.