SOLUTION: explain how you will recognize a perfect square trinomial?

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Question 983837: explain how you will recognize a perfect square trinomial?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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explain how you will recognize a perfect square trinomial?
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%28a%2Bb%29%5E2+=+a%5E2+%2B+2ab+%2B+b%5E2
%28a-b%29%5E2+=+a%5E2+-+2ab+%2B+b%5E2
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Step 1, check that the outside terms are squares.
If the are, check the middle term.