To create a perfect square trinomial, halve the x coefficient, square it, and then add that value.
In the case of x² + 6x, we would have 6 to get 3, then square 3 to get 9.
We would add 9 to make a perfect square trinomial.
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</u><u>Why this works</u>
A perfect square trinomial is designed to factor to some value (x+n)².
When you FOIL this you get x² + 2nx + n².
As you can see, if you wanted to find the value of that n², you could take that x coefficient 2n, halve it to get n, and then square it to get n²!
It would be equal to 4
Hope this helps!
1. Solve the bracket 4×x and 4 × -7
4x-28=2x-6
2. Get the x on one side and the numbers on the other so: first +28
4x=2x+22 now -2x
so 2x=22 and now you only need to divide into 2
x=11
This is
{HH, TT, TH, HT} where H = head and T = tail
There are no solutuons listed (says which of the following). My answer below should be in the list to choose from.
7 - 4x ≥ 35
subtract 7 from both sides
-4x ≥ 28
divide both sides by -4 AND change the direction of the inequality sign because we're dividing by a negative
x ≤ -7
CHECK:
7 - 4x ≥ 35
7 - 4(-7) ≥ 35
7 + 28 ≥ 35
35 ≥ 35
ANSWER: x ≤ -7
Hope this helps! :)
