Find the value of c that makes each trinomial a perfect square. Then write the trinomial as a perfect square.
x^2-2.2x+c
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x2 - 2.2x + c
perfect square trinomials can be factored into identical binomials,
(x + a)2 = (x + a)(x + a) = x2 + 2ax + a2
Compare the general form to your expression
x2 + 2ax + a2
x2 - 2.2x + c
We need to find the value of a and square it to replace c = a2
if 2a = -2.2
a = -1.1, then a2 = (-1.1)2 = 1.21
x2 - 2.2x + 1.21 = perfect square trinomial, which factors into (x + a)2, and we found a = -1.1
(x - 1.1)2


