Question

Complete the square for the expression, then factor the trinomial.

Answer 1

Answer:

Completing the square we get: $(x-2)^2-(2)^2$

and factoring the term we get: $x(x-4)$

Step-by-step explanation:

We need to complete the square for the expression $x^2-4x$

For completing the square the expression would be of form $a^2+2ab+b^2=(a+b)^2$

For given expression we have to add (2)^2 and subtract to make it complete the square.

$x^2-2(x)(2)+(2)^2-(2)^2\\(x-2)^2-(2)^2$

Now, we have to factor the polynomial using formula $(a)^2-(b)^2=(a-b)(a+b)$

So, $(x-2)^2-(2)^2\\=(x-2-2)(x-2+2)\\=(x-4)(x-0)\\=x(x-4)$

Completing the square we get: $(x-2)^2-(2)^2$

and factoring the term we get: $x(x-4)$