document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=933062>Question 933062</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1. Explain how do you know x2 + 6x +6 is not a perfect square trinomial. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #566581 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39618)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=566581\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You can try proving through contradiction.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2Bb%29%28x%2Bb%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2Bb%29%28x%2Bb%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is a perfect square and the equivalent trinomial can be found.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You would assume that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2b=6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2b=6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2=6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2=6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  You would expect to find ONE unique number for b which satisfies both of these equations.  Let's try.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2b=6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2b=6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > means <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2=6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2=6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > means  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=0%2B-+sqrt%286%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=0%2B-+sqrt%286%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "These two results for b are not equal. </SPAN>\n" );
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