SOLUTION: Find the perfect square trinomial whose first two terms are given as: m^2+14m

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Question 194783: Find the perfect square trinomial whose first two terms are given as: m^2+14m
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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m%5E2%2B14m
The is "complete the square" You do it
by taking 1/2 of the coefficient of the
m term, which is 14, and square it,
and add it as the 3rd term
m%5E2+%2B+14m+%2B+%2814%2F2%29%5E2
m%5E2+%2B+14m+%2B+49
%28m+%2B+7%29%5E2