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BlossomFlower
BlossomFlower BlossomFlower
  • 30-04-2015
  • Mathematics
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What value should be added to the expression to create a perfect square?

\(x^2 + 16x\)

A64
B4
C16
D8

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RedRicin
RedRicin RedRicin
  • 30-04-2015

Let's take a look at a perfect square trinomial.

\((x+7)^2\)

We can distribute this expression to get \(x^2+14x+49\).

An important relation to recognize here is that the constant is the square of half of the x value.

Now, if we wanted to add a number to \(x^2+16x\) to make a perfect square trinomial, we could have the value of x and then square it.

Half of 16 is 8, and 8 squared is \(\boxed{64}\)

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