document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=44285>Question 44285</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find for each trinomial the value of k which makes the trinomial a perfect square.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y2 + 3y + k </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #29201 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><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=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=29201\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> To find the k that makes this trinomial a perfect square, we take half of the 3 and then square it...so we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "k = [(1/2)(3)]^2 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "k = (3/2)^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "k = 9/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "thus we have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y^2 + 3y + 9/4 = (y + 3/2)^2 </SPAN>\n" );
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