SOLUTION: determine the constant x^2+(4/9)x

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Question 1022153: determine the constant x^2+(4/9)x
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, Edwin McCravy:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
What exactly are you looking for or want to find? No constant TERM in your expression. 4%2F9 is the coefficient, a constant, on the x term. Do you want to Complete The Square?

Answer by Edwin McCravy(20055) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Of course there's a constant term. It's understood.

Quadratic trinomials are all of the form

ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc

Your trinomial

x%5E2%2Bexpr%284%2F9%29x

is equivalent to

1x%5E2%2Bexpr%284%2F9%29x%2B0

Where the leading coefficient (the coefficient of x2)
is understood to be a = 1.  The coefficient of x
is b= 4/9 and the constant term is understood to 
be c=0.

So the answer to your question is: 

The constant term is understood to be 0.

Sorry the other tutor didn't know what you were
asking.

Edwin