SOLUTION: Find the missing term so that each expression is the square of a binomial x^2+_______ +144

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Question 475693: Find the missing term so that each expression is the square of a binomial
x^2+_______ +144
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Find the missing term so that each expression is the square of a binomial
x^2+_______ +144
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The 2nd term will be 2 times the square root of the 3rd term. 2 * sqrt(144) = 24
x^2 + 24x + 144 = (x+12)^2