What is the intermediate step in the form (x + a)? = b as a result of completing the square for the following equation?
x2 + 18x + 57 = 12

(x + 9)² = 36

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

x² + 18x + 57 = 12 ( subtract 57 from both sides )

x² + 18x = - 45

To complete the square

add ( half the coefficient of the x- term)² to both sides

x² + 2(9)x + 81 = - 45 + 81

(x + 9)² = 36

6,250

step-by-step explanation:

to get the area, multiply 360 by 160.(57,600)

to find out how many bags of fertilizer it will take, first figure out how many square feet one bag can hold. divide 1000 by 8(125) to get the unit rate(how many square feet one pound of fertilizer can hold)and multiply it by 50(6250). if i haven't made a mistake, that is the answer.