Question

help please

Answer 1

What do you need?

Answer 2

@ltrout

Answer 3

to complete the square its \[\left( \frac{ b }{ 2} \right)^{2}\]

Answer 4

and for a perfect square, you square everything in the equation

Answer 5

do you know what a perfect square is @kimberlyevens ? have you covered "completing the square" yet?

Answer 6

does this \(\begin{array}{cccccllllll}
{\color{brown}{ a}}^2& + &2{\color{brown}{ a}}{\color{blue}{ b}}&+&{\color{blue}{ b}}^2\\
\downarrow && &&\downarrow \\
{\color{brown}{ a}}&& &&{\color{blue}{ b}}\\
&\to &({\color{brown}{ a}} + {\color{blue}{ b}})^2&\leftarrow
\end{array}\qquad

% perfect square trinomial, negative middle term
\begin{array}{cccccllllll}
{\color{brown}{ a}}^2& - &2{\color{brown}{ a}}{\color{blue}{ b}}&+&{\color{blue}{ b}}^2\\
\downarrow && &&\downarrow \\
{\color{brown}{ a}}&& &&{\color{blue}{ b}}\\
&\to &({\color{brown}{ a}} - {\color{blue}{ b}})^2&\leftarrow
\end{array}\)

ring a bell?

Answer 7

@studio-games

Answer 8

Kimberly: why are you asking others for help when several people have already offered you good suggestions? Where are the results of your own efforts? Please choose one or two problems from this long list and focus on them before you ask others to focus on the othrs as well.