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write each trinomial in the form a(x+b)^2 or a(x-b)^2
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5x^2 + 15x + 11.25
10x^2 +20x +10
1/4x^2 + x + 1
3x^2 + 5x + 25/12

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Answer:

  • 5(x +1.5)^2
  • 10(x +1)^2
  • 1/4(x +2)^2
  • 3(x +5/6)^2

Step-by-step explanation:

When your desired form is expanded, it becomes ...

  a(x +b)^2 = a(x^2 +2bx +b^2) = ax^2 +2abx +ab^2

This tells you the overall factor (a) is the leading coefficient of the given trinomial. Factoring that out, you can find b as the root of the remaining constant.

a) 5x^2 +15x +11.25 = 5(x^2 +3x +2.25) = 5(x +1.5)^2

b) 10x^2 +20x +10 = 10(x^2 +2x +1) = 10(x +1)^2

c) 1/4x^2 +x +1 = 1/4(x^2 +4x +4) = 1/4(x +2)^2

d) 3x^2 +5x +25/12 = 3(x^2 +5/3x +25/36) = 3(x +5/6)^2

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Additional comment

If you know beforehand that the expressions can be factored this way, finding the two constants (a, b) is an almost trivial exercise. It gets trickier when you're trying to write a general expression in vertex form (this form with an added constant). For that, you must develop the value of b from the coefficient of the linear term inside parentheses.

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