SOLUTION: Find all values of c that make x^2 + cx + 64 a perfect square trinomial

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Question 1070070: Find all values of c that make x^2 + cx + 64 a perfect square trinomial
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find all values of c that make x^2 + cx + 64 a perfect square trinomial
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Perfect square trinomial Form:: (x+c)^2 = x^2 + 2cx + c^2
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Notice that 2*c is twice the sqrt of c^2.
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Your problem::
x^2 + cx + 64
c must be 2sqrt(64) = 2*8 = 16
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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