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Janaina is trying to solve the following equation by completing the square: x2+18x−9=0.x^2+18x-9 = 0.She successfully rewrites the above equation in the following form: (x+b)2=c,(x + b)^2 = c,where bb and cc are integers. What is the value of cc?
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Janaina is trying to solve the following equation by completing the square: x²+18x−9=0.She successfully rewrites the above equation in the following form: (x+b)²=c,where b and c are integers. What is the value of c?
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Janaina is trying to solve the following equation by completing the square: $$x^2+18x-9 = 0.$$She successfully rewrites the above equation in the following form: $$(x + b)^2 = c,$$where $b$ and $c$ are integers. What is the value of $c$?

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Algebra

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