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Math 8-Q1-L3.1-Factoring Perfect Square Trinomials

The document provides information about factoring perfect square trinomials. It defines what a perfect square trinomial is and gives steps to factor them. It includes examples of factoring different perfect square trinomials and key points to remember about the process.

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Math 8-Q1-L3.1-Factoring Perfect Square Trinomials

The document provides information about factoring perfect square trinomials. It defines what a perfect square trinomial is and gives steps to factor them. It includes examples of factoring different perfect square trinomials and key points to remember about the process.

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Factoring Perfect Square Trinomials

Perlita B. De Castro
Math 8
College of Our Lady of Mercy of Pulilan Foundation, Inc.
S.Y. 2023-2024
Student's Prayer

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Attendance
In the previous lesson, you learned
different method of factoring:

✓ Common Monomial Factor


✓ Factoring by grouping
✓ Factoring general trinomials
Objectives:
The learners should be able to:
● factor completely perfect square trinomials;
and
● solve word problems involving factors of
polynomials
Factoring a Perfect Square Trinomial
How to recognize a perfect square trinomial ?
Twice the product
of the square roots
of the first and last
First term is terms Last term is
perfect perfect square
square

a2 + 2ab + b2

(a) x (b) x (2) = 2ab


Factoring a Perfect Square Trinomial
How to recognize a perfect square trinomial ?

Example :
x + 10x + 25
2

x x 5 x 2 = 10x

y + 8y + 16
2

y x 4 x 2 = 8y
x + 5x + 4
2

x x 2 x 2 = 4x
Steps in Factoring a Perfect Square Trinomial

Step 1: Find the square root of the first term.

Step 2: Find the square root of the last term.

Step 3: Combine the answers in step 1 and 2.

Step 4: The sign between the answers in step 3 are the


same as the sign of the middle term of the perfect square
trinomial.

Step 5: Multiply the answer on step 4 to itself.


Example 1: Find the factors of 25x +
2 20xy + 4y .
2

Solution:

Step 1: Find the square root of the first term. Step 3: Combine the answers in step 1 and 2.

√25 x 2 = 5x 5x 2y
Step 4: The sign between the answers in
Step 2: Find the square root of the last term. step 3 are the same as the sign of the middle
term of the perfect
square trinomial.
√4y = 2y 2
5x + 2y
Example 1: Find the factors of 25x +
2 20xy + 4y .
2

Solution:

Step 5: Multiply the answer on step 4 to itself.

5x + 2y
(5x + 2y)(5x + 2y) or (5x + 2y) 2

To check, (5x + 2y)(5x + 2y) = 25x


+ 10xy + 10xy +
2 4y 2

= 25x + 20xy + 4y
2 2
Example 2: Find the factors of 16a +
2 24ab + 9b .
2

Solution:

Step 1: Find the square root of the first term. Step 3: Combine the answers in step 1 and 2.

√16a = 4a 2 4a 3b
Step 4: The sign between the answers in
Step 2: Find the square root of the last term. step 3 are the same as the sign of the middle
term of the perfect
square trinomial.
√9b = 3b 2
4a + 3b
Example 2: Find the factors of 16a +
2 24ab + 9b .
2

Solution:

Step 5: Multiply the answer on step 4 to itself.

4a + 3b
(4a + 3b)(4a + 3b) or (4a + 3b) 2
Example 3: Find the factors of 49m n +
4 2 70m np
2 3 +
25p6.
Solution:

Step 1: Find the square root of the first term. Step 3: Combine the answers in step 1 and 2.

√ 49m n
4 2 =7 mn
2 7 mn
2 5 p 3

Step 4: The sign between the answers in


Step 2: Find the square root of the last term. step 3 are the same as the sign of the middle
term of the perfect
square trinomial.
√ 25p 6 =5 p 3
7 mn
2 + 5 p 3
Example 3: Find the factors of 49m n +
4 2 70m np
2 3 +
25p6.
Solution:

Step 5: Multiply the answer on step 4 to itself.

7 mn
2 +5 p 3

(7 m n
2 + 5 )(7
p 3 m n
2 + 5 ) or (7
p 3 m n
2 +5 )p 3 2
Example 4: Find the factors of 36p -
4 84p q
2 + 49q .
2

Solution:

Step 1: Find the square root of the first term. Step 3: Combine the answers in step 1 and 2.

√ 36p 4 =6 p 2 6 p 2 7q
Step 4: The sign between the answers in
Step 2: Find the square root of the last term. step 3 are the same as the sign of the middle
term of the perfect
square trinomial.
√ 49q 2 = 7q
6 p 2 - 7q
Example 4: Find the factors of 36p -
4 84p q
2 + 49q .
2

Solution:

Step 5: Multiply the answer on step 4 to itself.

6 p 2 - 7q

(6 p 2 - 7q)(6 p 2 - 7q) or (6 p 2 - 7q )2
Key Points to Remember
Key Points to Remember
To factor a perfect square trinomial, find
the square roots of the first term and the last
term of the trinomial and combine these square
roots. To check if the factors are correct,
multiply these binomials.
Start Doing

Factor the following perfect square trinomials.


Express your answer as a square of a binomial.
1.4x 2 + 4xy + y 2 =
2.25a 2 + 20ac + 4c 2 =
3.16a2 + 48a 2 + 36 =
4. 9d 6 + 24d e
3 2 + 16e4 =
5.49s +
2 42ds + 9d 2 =
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