SOLUTION: Find the constant term that should be added to make the following expression a perfect-square trinomial. X^2+x

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Question 775823: Find the constant term that should be added to make the following expression a perfect-square trinomial. X^2+x
Answer by tanjo3(60) About Me  (Show Source):
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To find the third term, use the formula c+=+%28b%2F2%29%5E2:
c+=+%281%2F2%29%5E2
c+=+1%2F4
The perfect square trinomial is x%5E2+%2B+x+%2B+1%2F4.