Perfect Square Trinomial
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Perfect Square Trinomial
Wednesday, 20 May 2026
See Binomial Expansion.
(a+b)2=a2+2ab+b2Example
- Square the first term: (3x)2=9x2
- Double the product of both: Multiply 3x and 10 together to get 30x, then double it: 2⋅30x=60x
- Square the last term: 102=100
\dots = $9x^2+60x+100