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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Fill in the blank for a perfect square trinomial. 4x2 + ___x + 49

OpenStudy (mertsj):

What would you square to get 4x^2?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

4x?

OpenStudy (mertsj):

4x times 4x = 16x^2 not 4x^2

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh srry... 4x and x

OpenStudy (mertsj):

What do you square to get 4?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

2

OpenStudy (mertsj):

What do you square to get x^2?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

x

OpenStudy (mertsj):

Then what would you square to get 4x^2?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

2x

OpenStudy (mertsj):

What do you square to get 49?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

7

OpenStudy (mertsj):

So: (4x^2+___x+49) = (2x+7)^2 and now you can figure out what goes in the blank.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

28 x?

OpenStudy (mertsj):

Good job!!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Great! thanks!

OpenStudy (mertsj):

yw

OpenStudy (anonymous):

:)

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