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

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

  3.   Factor 6a3b5 – 15a2b.
    A. 3a2b(2ab4 - 5) B. ab(6a2b4 - 15a)
    C. 3a3b(2ab2 - 5) D. 3(2a3b5 - 5a2b)
    Hint

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