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

  2.   Factor x2 – 8x + 16.
    A. (x - 4)2 B. (x - 8)2
    C. (x + 4)(x – 4) D. (x + 4)2
    Hint

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

  4.   Solve the following: (q + 2)2 = 25.
    A. {–3, 3} B. {–7, 3}
    C. {–7} D. {3}
    Hint

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



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