document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=62885>Question 62885</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> is the following trinomial a perfect square?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2-4x-4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "NO! THE DIGIT MUST BE A POSITIVE NUMBER TO BE A PERFECT, NON-IMAGINARY NUMBER.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(X-2)(X-2)=X^2-4X+4 &<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(X+2)(X+2)=X^2+4X+4<BR>\n" );
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