Question

Help please :) What value, in place of the question mark, makes the polynomial factor as a perfect square?

x^2 + 14 + ?

Answer 1

what is half of 14?

Answer 2

7

Answer 3

ok
now what is \(7^2\) ?

Answer 4

48

Answer 5

49*

Answer 6

you win

Answer 7

So it's 49?

Answer 8

now wasn't that easy?

Answer 9

yes, it is 49

Answer 10

a polynomial of 2nd order is said to be a perfect square if it is of the form (x+a)^2
so what do you require to add to the above expression to make it a perfect square
remember (x+a)^2=x^2+2ax+a^2

Answer 11

Yayy :D

Answer 12

Alright thank you to the both of you