Question

Which products result in a difference of squares or a perfect square trinomial? Check all that apply.

(5x + 3)(5x – 3)

(7x + 4)(7x + 4)

(2x + 1)(x + 2)

(4x – 6)(x + 8)

(x – 9)(x – 9)

(–3x – 6)(–3x + 6)

Answer 1

Your answers are:

Explanation:

A) (5x + 3)(5x – 3)

B) (7x + 4)(7x + 4)

E) (x – 9)(x – 9)

F) (–3x – 6)(–3x + 6)

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Answer 2

The following are the answers for these:

(5x + 3)(5x – 3) ----> Difference of squares

(7x + 4)(7x + 4) ----> Perfect square trinomial

(2x + 1)(x + 2) ----> Neither

(4x – 6)(x + 8) ----> Neither

(x – 9)(x – 9)-----> Perfect square trinomial

(–3x – 6)(–3x + 6) -----> Difference of squares.

The easiest way to tell these is that if the parenthesis are exactly the same it will be a perfect square trinomial. If the parenthesis are the same except for the sign in between the terms, it is a difference of square. If it has neither of these, then it is neither.