Math 8 Perfect Square Trinomials
Math 8 Perfect Square Trinomials
SQUARE
TRINOMIAL
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Lesson Goals and Targets
Write the
Define a Determine
trinomial
perfect whether a
as a
square trinomial is
square of
trinomial a PST.
binomial.
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What are perfect square
trinomials?
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Patterns in Perfect
Square Trinomials:
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Let’s practice!
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Is x2 + 10x + 25 a perfect square trinomial?
If so, write the trinomial as the square of a
binomial.
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Write 16x – 48x + 36 as a squared
2
binomial.
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Is 4x – 25x + 36 a perfect square
2
trinomial?
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Factor x – 2x + 1 FULLY.
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Factor x4 – 2x2 + 1 FULLY.
(x − 1)
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Happy
Learnin
g!
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