DRILL:
102
(-3) 2
(-1)2
122
100 9 1 144
What is the square of:
a 5
3x 3
4xy 5x y 2 2
10 16x2 2 4 4
a
6
9x 25x y
y
100 9 1 144
10 16x2 2 4 4
a
6
9x 25x y
y
Perfect Square
When do we say that a number/
expression is a perfect square?
If it is a square of a
number or expression.
Perfect Square
Square Root
Perfect Square:
Fact or Bluff? B2lu f f
f
20
B l u f
25
F ac t
F4a c t
x
Perfect Square:
Fact or Bluff? F a
4t
c
Fx x x
a
10t
c
B l
25
u f f
B l
49
u f f
What is the Square root of:
81 64 36
121 144 25
What is the Square root of:
2 20 100
x x 25x
4 50 10
x x 9x
Determine the middle term to make it a
Perfect Square Trinomial.
1) m 2
- ______+25
2) x +______+16
2
3) 4k -______+81
2
4) 100a +______+1
2
Perfect Square Trinomials are in the form
a + 2ab + b = (a + b)
2 2 2
a - 2ab + b = (a - b)
2 2 2
Factor: SQUARE OF A
BINOMIAL
How to factor Perfect Square Trinomials
1. Factor out the GCF (if applicable)
2. Determine if it is a Perfect Square Trinomial.
How?
a. Is the first term a perfect square?
b. Is the last term a perfect square?
c. Is the middle term twice the product
of the square root of the first and last
f your answer from a-c is YES, then it is
a PERFECT SQUARE TRINOMIAL
Then, its factor is the
SQUARE OF A
BINOMIAL
1) Factor:x + 6x + 9
2
Is this a perfect square
trinomial?
Factor:
2) Factor: x + 4x + 4
2
Is this a perfect square
trinomial?
Factor:
3) Factor: x + 14x + 49
2
Is this a perfect square
trinomial?
Factor:
4) Factor: x + 20x + 100
2
Is this a perfect square
trinomial?
Factor:
5) Factor: x - 20x + 100
2
Is this a perfect square
trinomial?
Factor:
6) Factor: x - 12x + 36
2
Is this a perfect square
trinomial?
Factor:
7) Factor: x - 10x +25
2
Is this a perfect square
trinomial?
Factor:
8) Factor: 2x +20x +50
2
Factor out the GCF:
Is this a perfect square
trinomial?
Factor:
9) Factor: x - 10x - 25
2
Is this a perfect square
trinomial?
Factor:
10) Factor: 4x +32x +64
2
Factor out the GCF:
Is this a perfect square
trinomial?
Factor:
Factor the following completely.
1) w +18w+81
2
2) 16a -40a+25
2
3) a +14ab+ 49b
2 2
4) 3x +18x+27
2
Seatwork
1) x 2
+ 8x +16
Factor:
2) y 2
– 6y +9
Factor:
3) 9m 2
– 24m +16
Factor:
4) 9-18n+36n 2
Factor:
5) 8c 2
+16c+8
Factor:
