1.   Which of the following trinomials is a perfect square trinomial?
    A. r2 - 6r + 36
    B. 4y2 + 10y + 25
    C. x2 + 16x + 16
    D. 9a2 - 12a + 4
    Hint

  2.   Factor x2 - y4
    A. (x + y)(xy) B. (x - y2)(x - y2)
    C. (x - y2)(x + y2) D. (x + y2)(x + y)(xy)
    Hint

  3.   Factor 10x2 + 24x + 8.
    A. (2x + 4)(5x + 2) B. 2(x + 4)(5x + 1)
    C. (x + 2)(5x + 2) D. 2(x + 2)(5x + 2)
    Hint

  4.   Factor 81x2 – 225.
    A. 9(9x – 5)(9x + 5) B. 9(9x – 25)(9x + 25)
    C. It is prime. D. 9(3x – 5)(3x + 5)
    Hint

  5.   Solve the following: y2 + 6y + 9 = 49.
    A. {7} B. {10, –4}
    C. {–10, 4} D. {7, –7}
    Hint



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