Find Two Possible Missing Terms So That the Expression Is $\mathrm { x } ^ { 2 } + \ldots + \frac { 1 } { 4 }$

question 174

Multiple Choice

Find two possible missing terms so that the expression is a perfect square trinomial.
- $\mathrm { x } ^ { 2 } + \ldots + \frac { 1 } { 4 }$

• A) \(- \frac { 1 } { 2 } , \frac { 1 } { 2 }\)
• B) \(- 2 x , 2 x\)
• C) \(- x , x\)
• D) \(- \frac { 1 } { 2 } x , \frac { 1 } { 2 } x\)

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