document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=236844>Question 236844</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this problem:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find k to make the trinomial a perfect square:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "r square + 10r + k\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you, Carrie </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #174282 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=174282\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> when you \"complete the square\", the constant term is the square of one half of the coefficient of the 1st order term\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "yeah, it sounds complicated; but it isn't\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in this case; k must be half of 10, squared\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "r^2 + 10r + 25 = (r + 5)^2 </SPAN>\n" );
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