CorryExploration19

1) UsetheFOILmethodtoexpandeach
binomial
:
2
a) (x 3)
2
2
(x3)(x3)=x
3x3x+6=x
6x+9
2
b) (2x + 7)
2
2
(2x+7)(2x+7)=4x
+14x+14x+49=4x
+28x+49
2
c) (a + b)
2
2
2
2
(a+b)(a+b)=a
+ab+ab+b
=a
+2ab+b

2) (continuation)Eachoftheexpressionsaboveiscalleda
perfectsquaretrinomial
.This
meansitisastatementwiththreetermsandistheresultofsquaringa
binomial
.For
eachtrinomiallistedbelow,determinewhatbinomialitisthesquareof.
a) (example:) x2 2x + 1
(x 1)2

b) x2 + 4x + 4
2
(x+2)

c) x2 + 10x + 25
2
(x+5)

d) 4x2 12x + 9
2
(2x3)

3) Foreachofthefollowing,fillintheblanktocreateaperfectsquaretrinomial:

2
(a)x
6x+9
2
(b)y
+8y+16
2
(c)x
0.4x+0.4