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    1) The document explains how to factor perfect square trinomials (PST) by finding the square root of the first and last terms if they exist, and seeing if twice their product equals the middle term. 2) It provides two examples of factoring trinomials where the middle term is positive and negative. 3) Sixteen practice problems are given to factor trinomials as PST, with the factored answers provided.

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    1) The document explains how to factor perfect square trinomials (PST) by finding the square root of the first and last terms if they exist, and seeing if twice their product equals the middle term. 2) It provides two examples of factoring trinomials where the middle term is positive and negative. 3) Sixteen practice problems are given to factor trinomials as PST, with the factored answers provided.

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    1) The document explains how to factor perfect square trinomials (PST) by finding the square root of the first and last terms if they exist, and seeing if twice their product equals the middle term. 2) It provides two examples of factoring trinomials where the middle term is positive and negative. 3) Sixteen practice problems are given to factor trinomials as PST, with the factored answers provided.

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    Factoring Practice (Step by Step) - Perfect Square Trinomials (PST)

    a2 + 2ab + b2 = (a + b) 2 and a2 – 2ab + b2 = (a – b) 2


    If the square root of “a” and “c” can be found and if twice their product is equal to middle term, then the
    trinomial can be factor out as Perfect Square Trinomial (PST).
    Example – 1: Factor x 2 + 6x + 9 [Middle term is positive, the two multiples are positive. I.e. +3 & +3]
    2 2
    a = x =x; c = 9 = 3 and Twice their Product = 2 (x)(3) = 6x , therefore PST exist
    Therefore x + 6x + 9 = (x + 3)(x + 3) = (x + 3) 2
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    Example – 2: 36x 2 – 84x + 49 [Middle term is negative, the two multiples are negative. I.e. – 7 & – 7 )]

    a2 = 36x 2 = 6x & c = 49 = 7 and Twice their Product = 2(6x)(7) = 84x


    Therefore 36x 2 – 84x + 49 = (6x – 7)(6x – 7) = (6x – 7) 2

    Factor:

    1) x 2 + 4x + 4 2) x 2 + 10x + 25

    3) 4x 2 + 28x + 49 4) 121x 2 + 44x + 4

    5) 49y 2b + 56y b + 16 6) 16x 2u + 56x u + 49

    7) 40x 2 + 280x + 490 8) 98m 2 + 84mn + 18n 2

    9) x 2 – 10x + 25 10) x 2 – 2x + 1

    11) 36x 2 – 60x + 25 12) 25x 2u – 60x u + 36

    13) 20x 3 – 140x 2 + 245x 14) 3a 3 – 6a 2 b + 3ab 2

    15) 25x -1 – 90x -2 + 81x -3 16) (x – 1) 2 – 2u(x – 1) + u 2

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    Factoring Practice (Step by Step) - Perfect Square Trinomials (PST)

    Answers

    1) (x + 2) 2 2) (x + 5) 2

    3) (2x + 7) 2 4) (11x + 2) 2

    5) (7y b + 4) 2 6) (4x u + 7) 2

    7) 10(2x + 7) 2 8) 2 (7m + 3n) 2

    9) (x – 5) 2 10) (x – 1) 2

    11) (6x – 5) 2 12) (5x u – 6) 2

    13) 5x (2x – 7) 2 14) 3a (a – b) 2

    15) x -3 (5x – 9) 2 16) (x – 1 – u) 2

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