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Which condition between b and c is necessary for x² + bx + c to be a perfect-square trinomial?

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Correct answer: c = (b/2)²

Answer: C, c = (b/2)². Begin with the basic perfect-square identity: (x + k)² = x² + 2kx + k². Comparing this with x² + bx + c, the coefficient of x must satisfy b = 2k. Hence k = b/2. The constant term must then be k², so c = (b/2)². This is the required relationship. Option A incorrectly squares b itself; the coefficient b is twice the number inside the binomial, so its square is not generally the constant term. Option B gives only half of b, not its square, and also has the wrong type of relationship. Option D rearranges the numbers incorrectly and is not equivalent to the perfect-square condition. For example, x² + 6x + 9 = (x + 3)² because 9 = (6/2)². Memory cue: halve the middle coefficient, then square it; the result must equal the constant term.

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Perfect-Square TrinomialFactorisationAlgebraic IdentitiesQuadratic ExpressionsClass 9 MathematicsExploring Algebraic IdentitiesMathematicsClass 9 Mcq

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