document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=47940>Question 47940</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the constant term that should be added to make the following expressions a perfect- square trinomial\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 + 3x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 + 8x \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #31812 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><B>checkley71(8403)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=31812\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x~2+3x+2.25 or (x+1.5)(x+1.5)or (x+1.5)~2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x~2+8x+16 or (x+4)(x+4) or (x+4)~2 </SPAN>\n" );
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