xoxanya
xoxanya xoxanya
  • 10-04-2019
  • Mathematics
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what is the missing constant term in the perfect square that starts with x^2 - 16x ?

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kudzordzifrancis
kudzordzifrancis kudzordzifrancis
  • 20-04-2019

ANSWER

The missing constant term is 64

EXPLANATION

The given expression is

[tex] {x}^{2} - 16x[/tex]

Let the k be the constant term, then

[tex] {x}^{2} - 16x + k[/tex]

is a perfect square.

This implies that, the discriminant is zero.

The discriminant is

[tex]D= {b}^{2} - 4ac[/tex]

[tex] {( - 16)}^{2} - 4(1)(k) = 0[/tex]

[tex]256 - 4k = 0[/tex]

[tex] - 4k = - 256[/tex]

[tex]k = \frac{ - 256}{ - 4} [/tex]

[tex]k = 64[/tex]

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raul12040
raul12040 raul12040
  • 01-05-2020

Answer:

64 pleb

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