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Section 8.
6 Factoring Using Perfect Squares Name: _________________________________
Guided Notes Honors Algebra I
I can factor Perfect Square trinomials
I can solve equations involving perfect squares
Starter
Find each product.
1) (3−a)2 2) ( x +5)2 3) (3 x−2 y)2
Factoring Perfect Square Trinomials
A trinomial that is a square of a Binomial Make sure the first and the last terms are Perfect Squares. The middle term must be two times the roots of the first and last terms.
2 Example: 16 x + 24 x+ 9
Is the first term a Is the last term a
perfect square? Yes, Is the middle term twice the perfect square? Yes, because 16 x 2=(4 x )2 product of the square roots of because 9=32. the first and last term? Yes, because 24 x=2 (4 x )(3). Determine if each trinomial is a perfect square trinomial. Write yes or no. If so, factor it. (You can always use AC method too, but if you can recognize a perfect square trinomial, it saves you a lot of time.)
1) 4 y 2+ 12 y +9 2) 9 x 2−6 x +4 3) 9 y 2 +24 y +16
4) 2 a2 +10 a+25 5) 8 y 2 +24 y +18 6) 9 x 2−6 x−35
Solve each equation. Check your solutions.
2 4 4 7) 9 x 2−48 x=−64 8) a 2+12 a+ 36=0 9) y − y + =0 3 9 Square Root Property To solve a quadratic equation in the form of x 2=n, take the square root of each side. If x 2=n, then x=± √ n (for any number n ≥ 0) Example: 2 x =25 √ x 2=√ 25 2 x −25=0 x=± 5 ( x−5 ) ( x +5 )=0 (x +5)=0∨(x−5)=0 ±5
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14) During an experiment, a ball is dropped from a height of 205 feet. The formula h = -16t2 + h0 can be used to approximate the number of seconds t it takes for the ball to reach height h from an initial height of h0 in feet. Find the time it takes the ball to reach the ground.
