What term should be added to a2+2ab to make it a perfect square?
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To make (a2+2ab) a perfect square, b2 is to be added. So that (a2+2ab+b2) will become a perfect square using the identity (a+b)2=(a2+2ab+b2)
What term should be substracted to a2+2ab to make it a perfect square?
What term should be added to (a^2 - 2ab) to make it a perfect square?