Solve the equation
y2 + 6y + 7 = 0
by completing the square.
| Strategy: | 1. Rewrite the equation with just the
variable terms on the left. 2. Complete the square on the left side. 3. Extract square roots from both sides. 4.Solve the equation. |
| y2 + 6y = -7 | Rewrite the equation with just the variable terms on the left. |
| Show work. | Add the same number to both sides so as to make the left side a perfect square. |
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