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

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

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

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