1. Perfect Square Trinomials

2. Form for Perfect Square Trinomials: a 2 + 2ab + b 2 OR a 2 – 2ab + b 2

3. When factoring: If the first term and last term are Perfect Squares, check for a perfect square Trinomial

4. When factoring: If the first term and last term are Perfect Squares, check for a perfect square Trinomial a 2 + 2ab + b 2 = (a + b) 2 Or a 2 – 2ab + b 2 = (a – b) 2

5. Example 1: x 2 + 6x + 9

6. Example 2: x 2 + 16x + 64

7. Practice 1: x 2 + 20x + 100

8. Factoring Trinomials with a Leading Coefficient

9. ax 2 + bx + c If a ≠ 1, then: 1.Create a list of factors for a and c

10. ax 2 + bx + c If a ≠ 1, then: 1.Create a list of factors for a and c 2.Find a combination of the factors of a and c that add up to b

11. ax 2 + bx + c If a ≠ 1, then: 1.Create a list of factors for a and c 2.Find a combination of the factors of a and c that add up to b 3.Write the binomials

12. Example 1: 3x 2 + 11x + 6

13. Example 2: 8x 2 – 10x – 3

14. Example 3: 16x 2 – 16x + 4

15. Practice 1: 5x 2 + 12x + 7

16. Practice 2: 6x 2 – 29x – 5

17. Practice 3: 12x 2 + 25x + 13