Two trees cast shadows on the ground as shown. The smaller tree is 17m high and cast a 10m long shadow.
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Answer:
Answer A) 25, and x+5
Step-by-step explanation:
You need to complete the square by adding a constant that makes the quadratic expression a perfect square of a binomial. So base your analysis on the fact that the coefficient accompanying the square term of x is one, and the fact that the middle term has coefficient 10 which is twice "5" so 5 is the likely candidate for the binomial that goes squared: (x + 5) and the square of 5 (25) is what you need to add as constant term to get the perfect square of a binomial: