X^2 - 10x + 21 = 0 which number would have to be added to complete the square

x = -3

x = -7

Step-by-step explanation:

 Factoring  x2+10x+21  

The first term is,  x2  its coefficient is  1 .

The middle term is,  +10x  its coefficient is  10 .

The last term, "the constant", is  +21  

Step-1 : Multiply the coefficient of the first term by the constant   1 • 21 = 21  

Step-2 : Find two factors of  21  whose sum equals the coefficient of the middle term, which is   10 .

     -21    +    -1    =    -22  

     -7    +    -3    =    -10  

     -3    +    -7    =    -10  

     -1    +    -21    =    -22  

     1    +    21    =    22  

     3    +    7    =    10    That's it

Step-3 : Rewrite the polynomial splitting the middle term using the two factors found in step 2 above,  3  and  7  

                    x2 + 3x + 7x + 21

Step-4 : Add up the first 2 terms, pulling out like factors :

                   x • (x+3)

             Add up the last 2 terms, pulling out common factors :

                   7 • (x+3)

Step-5 : Add up the four terms of step 4 :

                   (x+7)  •  (x+3)

            Which is the desired factorization

Equation at the end of step

1

:

 (x + 7) • (x + 3)  = 0  

STEP

2

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Theory - Roots of a product

2.1    A product of several terms equals zero.  

When a product of two or more terms equals zero, then at least one o

In other words, we are going to solve as many equations as there are terms in the product  

Any solution of term = 0 solves product = 0 as well.

Solving a Single Variable Equation:

2.2      Solve  :    x+7 = 0  

Subtract  7  from both sides of the equation :  

                     x = -7

Solving a Single Variable Equation:

2.3      Solve  :    x+3 = 0  

Subtract  3  from both sides of the equation :  

                     x = -3

Supplement : Solving Quadratic Equation Directly

Solving    x2+10x+21  = 0   directly  

Earlier we factored this polynomial by splitting the middle term. let us now solve the equation by Completing The Square and by using the Quadratic Formula

Parabola, Finding the Vertex:

3.1      Find the Vertex of   y = x2+10x+21

Parabolas have a highest or a lowest point called the Vertex .   Our parabola opens up and accordingly has a lowest point (AKA absolute minimum) .   We know this even before plotting  "y"  because the coefficient of the first term, 1 , is positive (greater than zero).  

Each parabola has a vertical line of symmetry that passes through its vertex. Because of this symmetry, the line of symmetry would, for example, pass through the midpoint of the two  x -intercepts (roots or solutions) of the parabola. That is, if the parabola has indeed two real solutions.  

Parabolas can model many real life situations, such as the height above ground, of an object thrown upward, after some period of time. The vertex of the parabola can provide us with information, such as the maximum height that object, thrown upwards, can reach. For this reason we want to be able to find the coordinates of the vertex.  

For any parabola,Ax2+Bx+C,the  x -coordinate of the vertex is given by  -B/(2A) . In our case the  x  coordinate is  -5.0000  

Plugging into the parabola formula  -5.0000  for  x  we can calculate the  y -coordinate :  

 y = 1.0 * -5.00 * -5.00 + 10.0 * -5.00 + 21.0

or   y = -4.000

Parabola, Graphing Vertex and X-Intercepts :

Root plot for :  y = x2+10x+21

Axis of Symmetry (dashed)  {x}={-5.00}  

Vertex at  {x,y} = {-5.00,-4.00}  

x -Intercepts (Roots) :

Root 1 at  {x,y} = {-7.00, 0.00}  

Root 2 at  {x,y} = {-3.00, 0.00}  

Solve Quadratic Equation by Completing The Square

3.2     Solving   x2+10x+21 = 0 by Completing The Square .

Subtract  21  from both side of the equation :

  x2+10x = -21

Now the clever bit: Take the coefficient of  x , which is  10 , divide by two, giving  5 , and finally square it giving  25  

Add  25  to both sides of the equation :

 On the right hand side we have :

  -21  +  25    or,  (-21/1)+(25/1)  

 The common denominator of the two fractions is  1   Adding  (-21/1)+(25/1)  gives  4/1  

 So adding to both sides we finally get :

  x2+10x+25 = 4

Adding  25  has completed the left hand side into a perfect square :

  x2+10x+25  =

  (x+5) • (x+5)  =

 (x+5)2

Things which are equal to the same thing are also equal to one another. Since

  x2+10x+25 = 4 and

  x2+10x+25 = (x+5)2

then, according to the law of transitivity,

  (x+5)2 = 4

We'll refer to this Equation as  Eq. #3.2.1  

The Square Root Principle says that When two things are equal, their square roots are equal.

Note that the square root of

  (x+5)2   is

  (x+5)2/2 =

 (x+5)1 =

  x+5

Now, applying the Square Root Principle to  Eq. #3.2.1  we get:

  x+5 = √ 4

Subtract  5  from both sides to obtain:

  x = -5 + √ 4

Since a square root has two values, one positive and the other negative

  x2 + 10x + 21 = 0

  has two solutions:

 x = -5 + √ 4

  or

 x = -5 - √ 4

Solve Quadratic Equation using the Quadratic Formula

3.3     Solving    x2+10x+21 = 0 by the Quadratic Formula .

According to the Quadratic Formula,  x  , the solution for   Ax2+Bx+C  = 0  , where  A, B  and  C  are numbers, often called coefficients, is given by :

for the friend request.

when a figure, such as triangle (xyz) is reflected over the line y = x to create x'y'z' the x-coordinates and y-coordinates of the original image (pre-image) will be reversed for the image. (e.g., (x, y) > (y, x)) this means that the pre-image position of the x- and y-coordinates switch places which in turn provides a mirror like image of the original xyz.  

i notice that when i draw a line segment from x to x', that the points are parallel from each other -- they are exactly across from each other and do not intersect with any other points.  

yes, think i would see the same characteristic if you drew the line segment connecting y with the reflecting line and then y' with the reflecting line because of the essence of reflections. because it is a mirror image, each point was effected the same way which leads me to conclude that they same would apply to y and y'.