Answer: 1
Step-by-step explanation:K
To make the expression a perfect square, wenwed to add to the expression the square of half the coefficient of the x which is 2
Now we have
x² + 2x + (2/2)²
x² + 2x +1²
x²+ 2x + 1,
So we need to add 1 to make the expression a perfect square.