How can you tell if an expression is a perfect square trinomial? Explain.

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astra-53 [7]3 years ago

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Step-by-step explanation:

A perfect square trinomial is the square of a binomial.

One of the special products and factors formulas that you should know is

(a + b)^2 = a^2 + 2ab + b^2; another is (a - b)^2 = a^2 - 2ab + b^2.

So, if you are given a trinomial and can use either of the above identities to rewrite it as the square of a binomial, you've got it.

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