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 905803: Find the constant term that should be added to make the following expression a perfect-square trinomial. X^2+x
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Take half the x coefficient, square it.
x%5E2%2Bx%2B%281%2F2%29%5E2=x%5E2%2Bx%2B1%2F4
x%5E2%2Bx%2B%281%2F2%29%5E2=%28x%2B1%2F2%29%5E2