Question

Use the perfect square trinomial identity to write this expression in factored form:

x2 + 10x + 25

Answer 1

(x + 5)²

Explanation:

To get this we must find a binomial that multiplies by itself to get x² + 10x + 25.

(x + 5)(x + 5)

= x² + 5x + 5x + 25

= x² + 10x + 25