Practice ­ Factor each of the following perfect square trinomial:
a) x2 + 12x + 36
b) x2 ­ 10x + 25
c) x2 ­ 18x + 81
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Practice ­ Find the value that should be placed in each blank in
order to create a perfect square trinomial.
a) x2 + 4x + ___
b) x2 ­ 8x + ___
c) x2 ­ 14x + ___
d) x2 ­ 2x + ___
e) x2 ­ 3x + ___
f) d2 + 9d + ___
g) a2 + __a + 100 h) q2 ­ __q + 121 i) p2 ­ __p + 121
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General Form
Example Change to Transformational Form: y = 2x2 ­ 8x + 5
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