Question

factor the trinomial x^2y^2+9xy+12

Answer 1

@mathmale

Answer 2

@Astrophysics

Answer 3

@mathstudent55

Answer 4

"factor the trinomial x^2y^2+9xy+12"

I'd suggest you re-write this as (xy)^2 + 9(xy) + 12. Can you factor that?
Could you factor q^2 + 9q + 12?

Answer 5

Sometimes it helps to consider and solve a simpler problem first, then return to the original.