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In which form can (x^2-14x+49) be written?

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Correct answer: ((x-7)^2)

The expression can be recognized as a perfect square by comparing it with \((x-a)^2=x^2-2ax+a^2\). The constant term must be the square of the number inside the bracket, and the middle term must be negative twice that number times x. Checking both parts is important because the same constant can appear with either a plus or minus sign in the bracket, but the middle term selects the correct one.

Here, \(49=7^2\), so the number inside the square is 7. The middle term is \(-14x\), and \(-2\cdot7\cdot x=-14x\). Thus \(x^2-14x+49=(x-7)^2\), making option D correct. Expanding confirms it: \((x-7)^2=x^2-14x+49\). The form \((x+7)^2\) would instead have a positive middle term.

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Perfect SquareNegative Middle TermQuadratic

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