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If (x^2-14x+c) is a perfect square, what will be the value of (c)?

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Correct answer: (49)

The direct answer is A: \(c=49\). A monic quadratic \(x^2+bx+c\) is a perfect square when it has the form \((x+b/2)^2\), so its constant term is \((b/2)^2\). Here the middle coefficient is \(-14\). Half of it is \(-7\), and squaring gives \((-7)^2=49\). Therefore \(x^2-14x+49=(x-7)^2\). Option A is correct. Option B, 14, is only the magnitude of the middle coefficient, not its required half-square. Option C, 196, is \(14^2\), but the constant term uses the square of half the coefficient, not the whole coefficient. Option D, 7, is the magnitude of the half coefficient but has not been squared. The negative sign does not make the constant negative because squaring a negative number gives a positive result. A quick check is to expand \((x-7)^2=x^2-14x+49\).

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