Why do I have to multiply the 2 on both sides?

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This is from completing the square practice on Khan Academy. Why do we multiply the 2 on the right side? Why not just subtract 121/16.

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Everything inside the parentheses is multiplied by 2, therefore, when bringing something outside the parentheses, it must be multiplied by 2 as well.