document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=948909>Question 948909</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Which of the following quadratic equations has a perfect square trinomial on the left side of the equals sign?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A. x^2+2x+4=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B. x^2+6x-9=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C. x^2+6x+9=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D. x^2+4x=4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Some of us can recognize the square trinomials with experience and simple understanding.  NOT A nor D, since those just appear to not be square trinomials on the left.  C is a square trinomial on the left.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You might wonder about B.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It is not.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Try factoring it.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x______-3)(x______-3), will not work because the x term is -6x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x_____3)(x______3), will not work because the constant term is +9. </SPAN>\n" );
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