document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=442646>Question 442646</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Give the correct final term for the following expression to ensure that the resulting trinomial is a perfect square trinomial.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  x^2+16x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please show me the steps to get the answer. Thanks </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #305378 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><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=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=305378\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Divide the x coefficient by 2, then square the resulting number to get 64, so that\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE x^2 + 16x + 64 = (x+8)^2\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is because <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?(x+a)^2 = x^2 + 2ax + a^2\">. It can be seen that given the x coefficient 2a, we divide by 2 then square it. </SPAN>\n" );
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