Posted by Tika on Monday, April 27, 2015 at 12:44pm.



How do I make a perfect square. Sorry my addition key isn't working

y^2-18y plus______

A perfect square has the form

(y+a)²=y²+2ay+a²
If you compare with
y²-18y+a²

you can find a by equating the second term and solving for a:

2ay=-18y