The value of a is 36 and b = -6.
What is the quadratic equation?
The polynomial equation whose highest degree is two is called a quadratic equation or sometimes just quadratics. It is expressed in the form of: ax² + bx + c = 0.
The given expression is;
[tex]\rm x^2-12x+a=(x+b)^2[/tex]
The solution of the equation is determined in the folllowing steps given below.
[tex]\rm x^2-12x+a=(x+b)^2\\\\x^2-12x+a=x^2+2xb+b^2\\\\2xb + b^2 = a-12x[/tex]
On comparing the equation
[tex]\rm 2b =-12\\\\b =\dfrac{-12}{2}\\\\b=-6[/tex]
The value of a is;
[tex]\rm a=b^2\\\\b=-6\\\\a=(-6)^2\\\\a=36[/tex]
Hence, the value of a is 36 and b = -6.
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