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OpenStudy (anonymous):

? + 8x +16? replace the question mark to make the trinomial a perfect square

OpenStudy (anonymous):

x^2?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

how do you know?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

and what about this one? 4x^2 + 4x + ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

x^2+8x+16 = (x+4)^2

OpenStudy (anonymous):

square root of 16 is 4, proceed from there. you can't factor out the 8, and have something that is squared and give you the value of 2....therefore, must be x^2

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