Q. Complete the square. Fill in the number that makes the polynomial a perfect-square quadratic.f2+8f+_____
Identify values: Identify the values of a, b, and c in the polynomial f2+8f+? by comparing it to the standard quadratic form ax2+bx+c. a=1 b=8 c=?
Calculate square: To complete the square, we need to add (2b)2 to the polynomial f2+8f. Calculate (28)2.(28)2=(4)2=16
Complete the square: The number that completes the square and makes the polynomial a perfect-square quadratic is 16. So the polynomial becomes f2+8f+16.