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What number is needed to complete the square?

What number is needed to complete the square?-example-1
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To complete the square for the expression 2 - 8x, we need to add a constant term that will make the expression a perfect square trinomial.

To do this, we can take half of the coefficient of x, square it, and then add it to the expression. In this case, the coefficient of x is -8, so:

(-8/2)^2 = 16

Therefore, we need to add 16 to the expression to complete the square:

2 - 8x + 16 = (2 - 8x + 16)

Simplifying the expression on the right-hand side:

2 - 8x + 16 = (18 - 8x)

So the number that should be added to complete the square of 2 - 8x is 16, and the completed square is (18 - 8x).
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