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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Help please!!! Bill wants to factor x^2 + 8x + 16 by grouping. however sarah says it is a special product and can be factored a different way. Using complete sentences, explain and demonstrate how both methods will result in the same factors

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OpenStudy (rajat97):

it's (x+4)^2

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanks!

OpenStudy (rajat97):

you're welcome. if you want the solution, i can write it down

OpenStudy (anonymous):

This special product is a perfect square trinomial a² + 2ab + b² = (a + b)² so as rajat97 said its (x+4)^2 or (x+4)(x+4) Use the distributive property to multiply if you want to check that that is really x^2 +8x +16

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