document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=95981>Question 95981</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find the value of a such that w^2-18w+a is a perfect square. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "All you have to do is multiply the coefficient of w by .5 and square that.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In this problem: .5 * -18 = -9; -9^2 = +81 = a<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "w^2 - 18w + 81 which is (w-9)^2 </SPAN>\n" );
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