Intermediate Algebra: Connecting Concepts through Application

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 0-53449-636-9
ISBN 13: 978-0-53449-636-4

Chapter 1-8 - Cumulative Review - Page 680: 72

Answer

$c^2+10 c+25=(c+5)^2$

Work Step by Step

Given\begin{equation} c^2+10 c+25. \end{equation} Factor the quadratic as shown below. $ 25$ is a perfect square and can be factored as $5\times 5= 25$. We see that $5+5= 10$ which is what we want to get the middle term. Hence: \begin{equation} \begin{aligned} c^2+10 c+25&= c^2+5 c+5c+25\\ & =2\left[c (c+5)+5(c+5)\right]\\ & = (c+5)(c+5)\\ &= (c+5)^2. \end{aligned} \end{equation} The factored form of the quadratic is: \begin{equation}c^2+10 c+25=(c+5)^2. \end{equation}
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