Schools Division Office – Manila 3] 4 x 2−12 x +9 4] 36 2

y −84 y +49
Victorino Mapa High School
S.Y. 2024 – 2025 5] 3 x 2−18 xy+ 27 y 2 6] 2 x 2+16 x +32
2 2 Factor out its 2 Factor out its
Lesson 11: Factoring Perfect Square Trinomial 3 x −18 xy+ 27 y 2 x +16 x +32 greatest common
greatest common
Learning Competency: The learner should be able to factor a perfect square trinomial. monomial factor. monomial factor.
3 ¿ ¿) Can the trinomial be Can the trinomial be
Part I: Activating Prior Knowledge factored? Yes factored? ____
Activity 1 Am I Perfect! 3 ¿ ¿) Get the square ________________ Get the square
Directions: Determine whether the given expression is a perfect square trinomial. Write P if it is a roots of the first roots of the first
perfect square trinomial and N if it is not. Write your answer on the space provided.
x 3y √
term “ x 2” and √
term “ x 2” and
2 2 2 2 the last term “ the last term “
____ 1] x + 14 x+ 49 ____ 2] x + 2 xy + y ____ 3] y +5 x+ 6
____ 4] 4 x −20 x+25 ____ 5] 4 x +2 xy + y 2
2 2 √ 2
9 y ”. √ 16”.
3 ¿ ¿) Use the sign of ________________ Use the sign of
Part II: Unlocking Difficulties the middle term, the middle term,
Definition of Terms put in the put in the
parenthesis and __( __ _ __¿2 parenthesis and
A perfect square is a number that results from multiplying an integer by itself. 3( x −¿
Ex. 9 is a perfect square because it's 3 × 3, and 16 is a perfect square because it's 4 × 4. 2 square the result. _ square the result.
A perfect square trinomial is a polynomial that can be written as a perfect square of a binomial. 3 y ¿¿ Answer:
Answer: 3(x−3 y)2 or 3
Part III: Understanding and Applying of Concepts
To factor a perfect square trinomial: (x−3 y )(x−3 y )
2 2 2 2 2 2
a +2 ab +b =(a+ b) a −2 ab+b =( a−b) Part IV: Examining Understanding
1. Get the square root of the first and last terms. Activity 2 You’re the One!
2. Use the sign of the middle term, put in the parenthesis and square the result. Directions: Supply the missing term of the factor of the given perfect square trinomial.
Examples:
1] x 2+ 10 x +25 2] m 2 +18 m+ 81 1] x 2−6 x +9=¿

2
2] 4 x 2−4 x +1=¿
x + 10 x +25 Get the square 2
m +18 m+ 81 Get the square
roots of the first roots of the first 3] 9 x 2+ 12 x +4=¿

x 5
√
term “ x 2” and √
term “ m 2” and 4] 4 x 2+16 xy +16
y =¿
2

the last term “ the last term “ 2

5] 64 x −176 x +121=¿
√ 25”. √ 81”.
2 Use the sign of the 2 Use the sign of the
x + 10 x +25 middle term, put
m +18 m+ 81 middle term, put
Activity 3 Name Me!
Direction: Match Column B with its factor in Column A to answer the hidden name below. Put the
in the parenthesis in the parenthesis
letter of the correct answer in the space provided.
and square the and square the
(x +¿ 5 ¿ ¿2 result. ( __ ¿¿ ¿ ¿
2
result.
“I am a Swiss Mathematician and best known for inventing functional notation. Do you know
Answer: (x +5)2 or (x +5)(x+ 5) Answer: my name?”
2 Get the square
4 x −12 x +9 roots of the first COLUMN A COLUMN B
√
2 Get the square
term “ 4 x 2 ” and 36 y −84 y +49 1. 2
y +20 y +100 A. (2 y +7)2
2x 3 roots of the first
√
the last term “ 9
√
term “ 36 y 2” 2. 2
k −8 k +16 E. (7 b−1)2
”.
and the last term “ 3. 2
16 m +48 m+36 R. (5 x+ 2)2
2 Use the sign of the
4 x −12 x +9 √ 49 ”. 2
B. (k −2)2
middle term, put
2
4. 49 b −14 b+ 1
in the parenthesis 36 y −84 y +49 Use the sign of the
middle term, put 5. 2
25 x + 20 x + 4 L. (4 m+ 6)2
and square the
(2 x −¿ 3 ¿ ¿ 2
result. in the parenthesis E. ( y +10)
2
and square the
Answer: (2 x−3)2 or ( __ ¿¿ ¿ ¿
2
____ ____ ____ ____ ____ U. (k −4 )2
result.
(2 x−3)(2 x−3) Answer:
 1 2 3 4 5

Additional Resources:
Factoring Perfect Square Trinomials:
https://www.chilimath.com/lessons/intermediate-algebra/perfect-square-trinomial/
Factoring Perfect Square Trinomials Module:
https://depedtambayan.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/math8_q1_mod1b_factoring-perfect-
//mjpdy2024
square-and-general-trinomials_v2.pdf