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Find whether the trinomial is a perfect square or not :

x2 - 4x + 16

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x2 - 4x + 16

Using the formula

[∵ (x - y)2 = x2- 2xy + y2 ]

Since, (x2 - 4x + 16) cannot be expressed as a2 - 2ab + b2.

Hence, x2 - 4x + 16 is not a perfect square.

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