Algebra 1: Common Core (15th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0133281140
ISBN 13: 978-0-13328-114-9

Chapter 8 - Polynomials and Factoring - Chapter Test - Page 539: 32

Answer

$9$.

Work Step by Step

The given expression is $=\_p^2+30p+25$ The standard form of the perfect square trinomial is $=a^2+2ab+b^2$ Write the given expression in standard form. $=(\_p)^2+2(3p)(5)+5^2$ So the value of $a$ is $3p$. The missing term is $3^2=9$.
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