document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=102612>Question 102612</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Could someone please help me find the constant term that should be added to make the following expression a perfect-square trinomial. <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2B7x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2B7x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "divide the 2nd term in half and square it.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7/2=3.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3.5^2=12.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+7x+12.5 Ans.<BR>\n" );
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