Warm Up Solutions

Factor.

$(x - n) (x - n)$

${(x - n)}^{2}$

$(\frac{1}{2} x + 5) (\frac{1}{2} x + 5)$

${(\frac{1}{2} x + 5)}^{2}$

Note

Writing the expressions as binomial squares further connects these problems to the lesson.

Q: What type of quadratics are these problems?

A: Perfect square trinomials