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Question Complete the square to make a perfect square trinomial. Then, write the result as a binomial squared. w^2-3w/2answer formatw^2 - 3w/2 + ___=(___)^2

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We will have the expression:


w^2-(3)/(2)w+x=()^2

We know that the (-3/2) has to be the result of:


2(a)(b)

Where a is the value besides w^2 and b is the other value, then we solve for it, that is:


2(1)(b)=-(3)/(2)\Rightarrow b=-(3)/(4)

So, our expression would take the shape:


w^2-(3)/(2)w+(9)/(16)=(w-(3)/(4))^2

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