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20 points!!!! What number needs to be added to both sides of the equation in order to complete the square?

x²+16x=18

( x² + 16 +_____= 18+______

User Uzhas
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(x^2 + 16 + 8^2 = 18 + 8^2

User Sai Nikhil
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you would add 16 to both sides 
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