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If using the method of completing the square to solve the quadratic equation

x2 + 3x + 21 = 0, which number would have to be added to "complete the
square"?

User Omid Raha
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Answer:-18.75

Step-by-step explanation:x^2+3x+21-18.75=x^2+3x+2.25=

(x+1.5)^2=-18.75

User Jake Lam
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Answer:

8

Explanation:

User Martin Mihaylov
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