Question

What are the factors of x2 - 12x + 36?

Answer 1

(x-6) (x-6) or (x-6)^2

Explanation:

1.) Find factors of 36 that add up to 12

2.) 6 which makes this a perfect square

3.) you know to subtract because the middle term is negative and the third term is positive (two negatives make a positive)