Which of the following trinomials is a perfect square of the difference of two binomials?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: \(9p^2-24pq+16q^2\)
\(9p^2-24pq+16q^2=(3p)^2-2(3p)(4q)+(4q)^2=(3p-4q)^2\), so A is a perfect-square trinomial. In B, the last term is not \((4q)^2\). Exam tip: match the middle term with \(-2ab\).
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What is the correct answer to this question?
\(9p^2-24pq+16q^2\)
Why is this the correct answer?
\(9p^2-24pq+16q^2=(3p)^2-2(3p)(4q)+(4q)^2=(3p-4q)^2\), so A is a perfect-square trinomial. In B, the last term is not \((4q)^2\). Exam tip: match the middle term with \(-2ab\).
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 9 Mathematics question. Chapter: Exploring Algebraic Identities. Topic: Algebraic identities.
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