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Which time should be inserted in 4×square+ 4/9

to make a perfect square?
a) 3
b) 2
c) 1
d) 4

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Final answer:

To make the expression 4×square + ⅔ a perfect square, the term to be inserted in the expression is 1. Therefore, the completed expression will be (2×square + 1)^2.

Step-by-step explanation:

The term to insert in the expression 4×square + ⅔ to make it a perfect square. To turn this expression into a perfect square, we need to find a value that, when squared, produces the constant term that will allow the expression to be written as the square of a binomial.

We can approach this by trying to form an expression of the type (a + b)^2 = a^2 + 2ab + b^2 where a is given by 2×square (or 2x) and we need to solve for b such that 2ab gives us the middle term, which is ⅔. Knowing that a = 2 in this scenario, we need 2 × 2 × b = ⅔, which simplifies to b = ⅔. Therefore, the missing term or the term b must be ⅙, which is 1 when squared ((⅙)^2 = 1).

The correct answer is therefore, option (c) 1 because adding 1 will complete the perfect square, resulting in the expression being written as (2×square + 1)^2.

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