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Factor -9x^2-36x-36 please.

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factor out -9
-9(x^2+4x+4)
what 2 numbers multiply to 4 and add to 4
2 and 2

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

User Lialon
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Tricky Trinomial
-9x^2-36x-36
(-9x^2-18x)(-18x-36)
-9x(x+2)-18(x+2)
=(-9x-18)(x+2)
User Khaled Al Hourani
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