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A systems engineer is solving the quadratic equation 2x23x=202x^2 - 3x = 20 to model the efficiency of a data processing algorithm. After completing the square, the engineer reaches the form (x34)2=16916\left(x - \frac{3}{4}\right)^2 = \frac{169}{16}. According to the provided explanation, what is the primary significance of the value 16916\frac{169}{16} being a perfect square fraction?

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