What term should be added to y -14y to make it a perfect square trinomial?

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asked Mar 5, 2021 229k views

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Tom DeMille · Answer 1 · 2021-03-12T11:32:49+0000

Answer:

49

Explanation:

Add the square of half the y-coefficient:

(-14/2)^2 = 49

Then you will have ...

y^2 -14y +49 = (y -7)^2