Additional Vocabulary Support: Factoring Special Cases
Additional Vocabulary Support: Factoring Special Cases
Class
Date
9-7
Complete the vocabulary chart by filling in the missing information. Word or Word Phrase
difference of two squares
Definition A binomial in which a perfect square monomial is subtracted from another perfect square monomial
Picture or Example x2 16
1.
x2 25 = (x + 5)(x 5)
For every real number a and b: a + 2ab + b = (a + b)(a + b) = (a + b)2 or a2 2ab + b2 = (a b)(a b) = (a b)2.
2 2
2.
perfect-square trinomial
3.
9x2 + 24x + 16