document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=532685>Question 532685</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This is factoring perfect Square trinomials, this is the problem, m^2 - 2m + 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We are to determine whether this is a perfect square. This is my answer: (m+1)(m+1) I know it's a perfect square but I know this is not the right answer to it. Could you please show me step by step how to do this one please? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "We are to determine whether this is a perfect square. This is my answer: (m+1)(m+1) I know it's a perfect square but I know this is not the right answer to it. Could you please show me step by step how to do this one please?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1st and 2rd terms are perfect squares.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Take the square root of each.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Use the sign of the middle term.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ans (m-1)^2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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