1.   Select the trinomial that is not a perfect square trinomial.
    A. 9x2 – 6x + 1 B. x2 + 8x + 16
    C. 25x2 + 40x + 16 D. x2 + 9x + 3
    Hint

  2.   Factor the trinomial 9b2 – 24b + 16.
    A. prime B. (3b + 2)(3b – 8)
    C. (3b – 4)2 D. (3b – 4)(3b + 4)
    Hint

  3.   Factor the binomial x2 + 81.
    A. (x – 18)(x + 5) B. (x + 9)2
    C. (x – 9)(x + 9) D. prime
    Hint

  4.   Factor the trinomial 4x2 + 12x + 9.
    A. (2x + 3) 2 B. (2x – 3) 2
    C. (2x + 3)(3x + 2) D. (2x + 3)(2x – 3)
    Hint

  5.   Factor the binomial x2 – 5.
    A. B. (x – 5)(x + 5)
    C. D. (x – 5) 2
    Hint



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