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Factor completely x2 − 10x + 25.

(x − 5)(x − 5)

(x + 5)(x + 5)

(x + 5)(x − 5)

(x − 25)(x − 1)

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Answer:

(x − 5)(x − 5)

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User Hdx
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The answer is:
(x - 5) (x - 5) The equation is a perfect square.
(a - b) (a - b) The "formula" goes a^2 - 2ab + b^2 for this equation so when you expand out the brackets x to x, x to 5 then 5 to x and 5 to 5 ( a x a, a x b, b x a, b x b) then collect all the like terms it turns into the equation above.
I hope that made some sense ^ ^" and it helped in some way.
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