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Factoring the Perfect Square Trinomial

A financial analyst is solving the quadratic equation 2x23x=202x^2 - 3x = 20 to determine a company's break-even point. After dividing the equation by the leading coefficient and adding rac916rac{9}{16} to both sides, the analyst arrives at the equation x^2 - rac{3}{2}x + rac{9}{16} = rac{169}{16}. What is the factored binomial square that represents the left side of this equation?

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