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t²-8t+16 can be factorised to give an expression of the form (t+a)², where a is an integer. Work out the value of a.

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Final answer:

The expression t²-8t+16 can be factorized into (t-4)², where a = -4.

Step-by-step explanation:

To factorize the expression t²-8t+16 into the form (t+a)², we need to find the value of a.

We can do this by comparing the given expression with the standard form (t+a)².

When we expand (t+a)², we get t² + 2at + a². Comparing this with the given expression,

we can see that 2at is missing in t²-8t+16.

Therefore, we can rewrite the expression as (t-4)², which corresponds to (t+a)² where a = -4.

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