

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.


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