It is asking for me to factor this equation (x-2) (x-2) + 6 (x-2) + 9

this is the final answer (x-1) (x-1) how did this answer come to be?

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Mathematics

Melvin Young

20 December, 03:47

It is asking for me to factor this equation (x-2) (x-2) + 6 (x-2) + 9

this is the final answer (x-1) (x-1) how did this answer come to be?

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Loosetooth · Answer 1

(x-2) (x-2) + 6 (x-2) + 9

so first we distribute

x^2-2x-2x+4+6x-12+9

group like terms

x^2+2x+1

factor

find what 2 numbers add to get 2 and multiply to get 1

the numbers are 1 and 1

(x+1) (x+1)

It is asking for me to factor this equation (x-2) (x-2) + 6 (x-2) + 9this is the final answer (x-1) (x-1) how did this answer come to be?

It is asking for me to factor this equation (x-2) (x-2) + 6 (x-2) + 9

this is the final answer (x-1) (x-1) how did this answer come to be?