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Warmup Factor Perfect Square Trinomials
By Marissa Considine
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Question 1
1.
Factor
Type your answer in this format: (x+a)(x+b)
Question 2
2.
Factor
Question 3
3.
Factor
Question 4
4.
What do you notice about the answers to the last 3 factoring questions?
They were difficult to factor
The binomials in parentheses were the same
They were all positive
Expressions that factor this way are called
Perfect Square Trinomials.
Do you notice a relationship between the red numbers and the black numbers for each expression?
Question 5
5.
Fill in the blank.
x^2+14x+______ = (x+7)^2
Question 6
6.
Fill in the blank.
x^2-22x+______ = (x-11)^2
Question 7
7.
Fill in the blank so it can factor like the examples above. (
Hint: create a perfect square trinomial
)
x^2+8x+______
Question 8
8.
Fill in the blank so it can factor like the examples above. (
Hint: create a perfect square trinomial
)
x^2-12x+______