SOLUTION: Find the constant term that should be added to make the following expression a perfect-square trinomial. x^2-5x I got: 5/2 Is this right? Thanks for your help! CH

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Question 61408: Find the constant term that should be added to make the following expression a perfect-square trinomial.
x^2-5x
I got:
5/2
Is this right?
Thanks for your help!
CH
Answer by funmath(2933) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi CH,
You're almost right.
Find the constant term that should be added to make the following expression a perfect-square trinomial.
x^2-5x
:
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Happy Calculating!!!