document.write( "Question 848410: Express the following expressions in the form of a(x + b) + c where a, b and c are constants.
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document.write( "x²–14x\r\n" );
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document.write( "To the side:\r\n" );
document.write( "Multiply -14 by , getting -7\r\n" );
document.write( "Square -7, getting (-7)² or +49\r\n" );
document.write( "Make the zero sum +49-49, and add that\r\n" );
document.write( "to the given expression:\r\n" );
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document.write( "x²-14x+49-49\r\n" );
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document.write( "Factor the first three terms\r\n" );
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document.write( "(x-7)(x-7)-49\r\n" );
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document.write( "Write that as\r\n" );
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document.write( "(x-7)²-49\r\n" );
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document.write( "Put a 1 in front of the binomial squared:\r\n" );
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document.write( "1(x-7)²-49\r\n" );
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document.write( "That is in the form\r\n" );
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document.write( "a(x+b)+c\r\n" );
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document.write( "a=1, b=-7, c=-49\r\n" );
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