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Does the product of (x - 1)(x + 1) result in a perfect square trinomial? Why or why not?

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No because the when you distribute it out it would be (x^2 -1) which is not a perfect square trinomial equation. Also it cannot be a perfect square trinomial because one binomial has negative 1 and the other has positive 1 which indicates that it is not a perfect square.

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User Chewie The Chorkie
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Answer:

No.

Explanation:

When you distribute the two factors it would become a perfect square binomial because the -x and the x would cancel out leaving only x^2 -1, which is the difference of two squares.

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