SOLUTION: Find each of the following squares. (w-1/4)^2

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Question 94112This question is from textbook algebra
: Find each of the following squares.
(w-1/4)^2 This question is from textbook algebra

Answer by chitra(359) About Me  (Show Source):
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The given expression is:

%28w-1%2F4%29%5E2

This is of the form of %28a+-+b%29%5E2+ which expands in this way %28a%5E2+-+2ab++%2B+b%5E2%29

So expanding the given expression by using the above formula, we get:


%28w-1%2F4%29%5E2 = %28w%5E2+-+2%28w%29%281%2F4%29+%2B+%281%2F4%29%5E2%29

= %28w%5E2+-+%28w%29%281%2F2%29+%2B+%281%2F16%29%29