## specialistt Group Title 19. What is the value of c so that x² – 11x + c is a perfect-square trinomial? 121 – one year ago one year ago

1. specialistt Group Title

ignore the 121 lol

2. amistre64 Group Title

well, a perfect square is of the form (a+b)^2, which expands out to: a^2+2ab+b^2 lets compare that to what you are given x^2 –11x + c looks like a=x, and 2bx = -11x id say b = -11/2 so c = b^2

3. specialistt Group Title

i have worked it out and i cannot find the right answer.. the choices are, 121 121 over 4 -11 over 4 121 over 2

4. amistre64 Group Title

.... id say b = -11/2 so c = b^2 what praytell is (-11/2)^2 ?

5. timo86m Group Title

is this completing the square?

6. specialistt Group Title

-11/4?

7. amistre64 Group Title

no, -11/4 you got the /4 part right now what is (-11)^2 ?

8. specialistt Group Title

121/4.. im pretty sure that it!

9. amistre64 Group Title

$\frac{-11}{2}*\frac{-11}{2}=\frac{(-11)^2}{(2)^2}$

10. amistre64 Group Title

yes, that would be it :)

11. specialistt Group Title

okay thank you soo much! XD