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What number must you add to complete the square?

x^2 + 2x = -1
A. 4
B. 3
C. 1
D. 2

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x^2 + 2x = -1......take half of ur x term (2x), and square it. So we take half of 2, which is 1, and square it....1^2 = 1....so u would add 1 to both sides
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