document.write( "Question 1117089: Fill in the blank to make the expression a perfect square
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\n" ); document.write( " x^2 + 2x + blank
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Algebra.Com's Answer #732056 by MathLover1(20850)\"\" \"About 
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\"x%5E2+%2B+2x+%2B+blank\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28a%2Bb%29%5E2=a%5E2%2B2ab%2Bb%5E2\"...so, your \"blank\" is \"b%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "use given coefficients \"a=1\" and \"2ab=2\" and find \"b\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2ab=2\"->\"2%2A1%2Ab=2\"->\"2b=2\"->\"b=2%2F2\"->\"b=1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, \"blank=1%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2+%2B+2x+%2B+1%5E2\"->\"x%5E2+%2B+2x+%2B+1\"->\"%28x%2B1%29%5E2\"
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