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Quadratics: Factoring Special Products Practice

Develop (multiply out) the following special products (try to use the patterns rather than foiling -- if you have to foil, pay attention to the patterns!):

  1. $(x+2)(x+2)$
  2. $(x-5)(x-5)$
  3. $(x-3)(x-3)$
  4. $(x-6)(x-6)$
  5. $(c-3)^2$
  6. $(x+12)^2$
  7. $(x+1)(x-1)$
  8. $(2x-5)(2x+5)$
  9. $(3x+4)(3x-4)$
  10. $(x+y)(x-y)$
  11. $(x^2+y^2)(x^2-y^2)$
  12. $(x^2+y^2)^2$

Factor the following trinomials.  Do you recognize any special product patterns?

  1. $x^2+4x+4$
  2. $x^2-6x+9$
  3. $x^2-10x+25$
  4. $x^2-49$
  5. $4x^2-144$
  6. $9x^2-16$
  7. $x^2+20x+100$
  8. $x^2-16x+64$
  9. $2x^2-4x+2$
  10. $3x^2-24x+48$
  11. $2x^2-12x+18$
  12. $9x^2-25$