10.5

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10.5 Factoring Special Cases

• Difference of Two Squares
• Perfect Square Trinomial

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Definition Difference of two squares For all
real numbers a and b,
Attention!! This is a binomial Follow the
flowchart!!
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Definition Perfect Square Trinomial For all
real numbers a and b,
Attention!! This is just a special trinomial
Follow the flowchart!!
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Your Turn!!
Factor
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• A common mistake made in Algebra is the
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