SOLUTION: Add a term to make the expression a perfect square. Then factor the perfect square. x^2 + 1/7x

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Question 1076505: Add a term to make the expression a perfect square. Then factor the perfect square.
x^2 + 1/7x
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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One adds the square of half the x value, which would be (1/14)^2=1/196
(x+1/14)^2=x^2+(2/14) or (1/7)x + 1/196