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Find possible values of the constant p if the expression Px + 12x + 4p + px2 is a perfect square.
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1. Find possible values of the constant p if the expression is a perfect square.
Assuming the capitalized 'P' is a typo and should be 'p', the expression is .
For a quadratic expression to be a perfect square, its discriminant must be zero ().
Here, , , and .
Step 1: Set the discriminant to zero.
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