Is #x^2 − 10x + 25# a perfect square trinomial and how do you factor it?
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Explanation:
Given that,
Identity:
Here,
It is a perfect square! The square is
Explanation:
In a perfect square trinomial, the function
If we try to fit the problem statement into this format, we would have to figure out what value
#a^2=25# #2a=-10#
Solving the first equation:
There are two solutions for a there because the square of either a negative or positive real number is always positive.
Let's look at possible solutions for the second equation:
This agrees with one of the solutions for the first equation, meaning that we have a match!
We can now write out the perfect square as:
Explanation:
A quadratic can be written as
There is a quick way to check whether it is a perfect square trinomial.
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#a =1# -
is
#(b/c)^2 = c# ?
In a perfect square trinomial, a special relationship exists between
Half of
Consider:
In this case:
The relationship exists, so this is a perfect square trinomial.