Q. What is the missing constant term in the perfect square that starts with x2+14x ?
Calculate Constant Term: To form a perfect square trinomial from the expression x2+14x, we need to find a constant term (let's call it c) such that the trinomial can be expressed as (x+b)2, where b is half of the coefficient of x. This means we need to take half of 14, which is 7, and then square it to find the constant term c.Calculation: (214)2=72=49
Write Perfect Square Trinomial: Now that we have calculated the value of c as 49, we can write the perfect square trinomial as x2+14x+49. This trinomial is the square of the binomial (x+7), because (x+7)2=x2+2×(7)×x+72, which simplifies to x2+14x+49.
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