document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1144373>Question 1144373</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Choose the constant term that completes the perfect square trinomial.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y 2 + 8y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #765466 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><B>ikleyn(52781)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ikleyn><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=765466\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> .<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The algorithm works in this way:\r\n" );
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document.write( "    1)  Take the coefficient at the variable of the degree 1.\r\n" );
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document.write( "             (in your case it is \" 8 \").\r\n" );
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document.write( "    2)  Take HALF of it.\r\n" );
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document.write( "             (in your case the half is \" 4 \").\r\n" );
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document.write( "    3)  Last step is to SQUARE this half.\r\n" );
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document.write( "             What you get, it will be the constant term you are looking for.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The algorithm that I presented you, works only for the case, when the leading coefficient at &nbsp;&nbsp;<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  &nbsp;&nbsp;is equal to 1.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "But it is exactly your case.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you need to develop your knowledge on completing square, &nbsp;look into the lesson\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A  rel=nofollow HREF=https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/quadratic/lessons/Learning-by-examples-on-HOW-TO-complete-the-square.lesson>HOW TO complete the square - Learning by examples</A> \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in this site.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You will find there many examples of solved problem by this method - your &nbsp;TEMPLATES.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Also, &nbsp;you have this free of charge online textbook in ALGEBRA-I in this site\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A  rel=nofollow HREF=https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/quadratic/lessons/ALGEBRA-I-YOUR-ONLINE-TEXTBOOK.lesson>ALGEBRA-I - YOUR ONLINE TEXTBOOK</A>.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The referred lesson is the part of this textbook under the topic &nbsp;\"<U>Quadratic equations</U>\". \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Save the link to this online textbook together with its description\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Free of charge online textbook in ALGEBRA-I<BR>\n" );
document.write( "https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/quadratic/lessons/ALGEBRA-I-YOUR-ONLINE-TEXTBOOK.lesson\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "to your archive and use it when it is needed.\r<BR>\n" );
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