Question

If this is a perfect square trinomial, factor it 2 + 5x + 25 O(x + 5)? This is not a perfect square trinomial. 0 0 (x – 5)? o (x + 5) (2 5)​

Answer 1

There is one "special" factoring type that can actually be done using the usual methods ... "Perfect square trinomials" are quadratics which are the results of squaring binomials. ... This means that I'll have a "plus" sign between the x and the 5. ... it had a middle term of –25x, and this does not match what the pattern requires.

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