2. FIRST TERM
Perfect Square Trinomial
PERFECT
SQUARE
LAST TERM
PERFECT
SQUARE
MIDDLE TERM
TWICE
THE
PRODUCT
of FIRST and LAST TERM
(positive)
(positive)
PERFECT
SQUARE
10. Factoring General Trinomials
𝒙𝟐
+ 𝒃𝒙 + 𝒄
= (𝒙 + 𝒎)(𝒙 + 𝒏)
1. List all pairs of integers (m∙n)
whose product is 𝒄.
2. Choose a pair whose sum (m+n)
is 𝒃.
𝒙𝟐
+ 𝒃𝒙 + 𝒄