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Factor the expression. d^2 + 10d + 25

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Here's how you factor it:


d^2 + 10d + 25


5(5)=25 and
5+5=10


(d + 5)^2


User Guimoute
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Step 1. Rewrite it in the form a^2 + 2ab + b^2, where a = d and b = 5
d^2 + 2(d)(5) + 5^2
Step 2. Use the square of sum

(d + 5)^2
User Tezra
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