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A production planner is solving the equation n2=3n+11n^2 = 3n + 11 to optimize a manufacturing schedule using the method of completing the square. After rearranging the equation to n2−3n=11n^2 - 3n = 11, the planner notices that the procedure requires working with fractions for the remainder of the problem. According to the completing the square procedure, what characteristic of the linear coefficient (−3-3) is the primary reason these fractions are introduced?

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