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Factor the expression completely
54a⁶b²+ 9ab²

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To factor the expression 54a⁶b²+ 9ab², you can use the fact that a common factor of 54a⁶b² and 9ab² is ab².

Thus, you can rewrite the expression as:

ab²(54a⁶ + 9)

You can then factor the expression inside the parentheses using the fact that 3 is a common factor of both 54 and 9:

ab²(3 * 18a⁶ + 3 * 3)

This can be simplified as:

ab²(6a⁶ + 9)

This expression is completely factored and cannot be further simplified. Therefore, the completely factored form of the expression is:

ab²(6a⁶ + 9)

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