Answer the following questions related to perfect square trinomials of the form .

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Problem

Answer the following questions related to perfect square trinomials of the form

x^2+bx+c

. (i) Define a perfect square trinomial having leading coefficient

1

. (ii) Verify that the polynomial

x^2+10x+25

is a perfect square trinomial. (iii) Factorise

x^2+10x+25

and hence write the general condition connecting

b

and

c

for which the trinomial

x^2+bx+c

becomes a perfect square.