Factor Perfect Square Trinomials and the Difference of Squares

Examples, solutions, videos, worksheets, games and activities to help Algebra 1 students learn how to factor perfect square trinomials and the difference of squares.

The following diagram shows how to factor the Difference of Two Square (DOTS). Scroll down the page for more examples and solutions of factoring DOTS.

The following diagram shows how to factor Perfect Square Trinomials (PST). Scroll down the page for more examples and solutions of factoring PST.

Factoring Perfect Square Trinomials and the Difference of Two Squares
How to factor perfect square trinomials and the difference of two squares?

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Factoring difference of two squares (DOTS) and perfect square trinomials (PST)

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