SOLUTION: Find the constant term that should be added to make the following expression a perfect-square trinomial. x^2+7x

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Question 88255: Find the constant term that should be added to make the following expression a perfect-square trinomial.
x^2+7x
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find the constant term that should be added to make the following expression a perfect-square trinomial.
x^2+7x
x^2+7x+(7/2)^2
OR
x^2 + 7x + (49/4) is a perfect trinomial square.
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Stan H.