How do you factor the expression 25x^2+70x+49?
2 Answers
Jul 10, 2018
Explanation:
Given:
25x^2+70x+49
Note that:
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Both
25x^2 = (5x)^2 and49 = 7^2 are perfect squares. -
The middle term is
70x = 2(5x)(7) .
So the given expression is a perfect square trinomial, matching:
A^2+2AB+B^2 = (A+B)^2
with
25x^2+70x+49 = (5x)^2+2(5x)(7)+7^2 = (5x+7)^2
Jul 10, 2018
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