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Use the technique of completing the square to express each trinomial as the square of a binomial.$$4 x^{2}-4 x+1$$
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This is done by identifying the coefficient of $x^2$ as $4 = 2^2$, the coefficient of $x$ as $-4 = -2(2)(1)$, and the constant term as $1 = 1^2$. Show more…
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