document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=281489>Question 281489</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the perfect square trinomial whose first two terms are q^2 + 3q </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A perfect square trinomial is of the form (a+b)^2 = a^2 + 2ab + b^2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "set 3 = 2b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    3/2 = b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(q + 3/2)^2 = q^2 + 3q + 9/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(q + 3/2)(q + 3/2) by foil equals q^2 + 3/2*q + 3/2*q + 9/4 --> q^2 + 3q + 9/4\r<BR>\n" );
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