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#1 2012-09-18 23:57:47
What must be added?
What must be added to the following expression to make it a perfect square?
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#2 2012-09-19 01:22:18
- Sylvia104
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Re: What must be added?
Expanding,
.Comparing coefficients gives
.Hence you must add
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#3 2012-09-19 03:44:13
Re: What must be added?
Please expain why you get
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#4 2012-09-19 04:14:07
Re: What must be added?
Yeah!
I coudn't pay enough concentration.
Sometimes it happens
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#5 2012-09-19 05:30:31
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Re: What must be added?
Hi 
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#6 2012-09-19 17:01:09
Re: What must be added?
Thanks!
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#7 2012-09-19 19:01:39
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Re: What must be added?
Hi Agnishom;
There is another way which does not require any of the heavy machinery.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#8 2012-09-21 00:57:49
Re: What must be added?
Really? Whazzit?
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#9 2012-09-21 01:04:21
- bobbym
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Re: What must be added?
Hi;
The method depends on inspection and some knowledge of common squares. I am only offering it as a sometime faster alternative. In most cases you should use and learn the method used in post #2.
Let b be what you have to add.
You are looking for a b in
that makes a square. So start with
You have 2 equations which say what b must be added to b + 56 and b + 200 that give you two squares. Well the next square after 56 is 64 so b = 8 is a possibility but 200 + 8 is not a square.
Then next square is 81 which means in b + 56 = 81 b would be 25. Plugging in b into the second equation 25 + 200 = 225 which is a square too. You are done, b = 25.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#10 2012-09-21 16:16:19
Re: What must be added?
I think #2 was better 
It doesn't look very tedious except that I was a little bit confused then
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#11 2012-09-21 19:20:21
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Re: What must be added?
Okay, I just thought you might want to see something else.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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