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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Write the missing value from the perfect square trinomial ---y^2+16y+16

OpenStudy (shubhamsrg):

what is (a+b)^2 ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I'm not sure?

OpenStudy (shubhamsrg):

(a+b)^2 = a^2 + b^2 + 2ab

OpenStudy (shubhamsrg):

you have the above problem in the form of __y^2 + 16y + 16 => __y^2 + 16y + 4^2 => __y^2 + 2(4)(8y) + 4^2 => can you do further?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

(2x+4)^2

OpenStudy (shubhamsrg):

yep thats right.. am sorry i made a mistake in my 2nd step in the post above.. but your ans is right.. congrats ^_^

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Thats ok thanks!

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