Option C:
is the correct answer.
Step-by-step explanation:
The given expression is
![16 j^(2)+24 j+9](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/mathematics/high-school/luouegk15fh4g3v9oxi8z5r3708nmcjhsw.png)
We need to factor the expression.
Let us rewrite the expression as
![(4j)^(2)+24 j+(3)^2](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/mathematics/high-school/v1yzv3a7ziinau8fbhe7sh0pjnazmmilo8.png)
Also, we can rewrite the term
as
![2(4)(3)j](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/mathematics/high-school/5z1hgr7wbnycagcnfgkpup2bc3int47n84.png)
Thus, we have,
![(4j)^(2)+2(4j)(3)+(3)^2](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/mathematics/high-school/ghatc6kmrnq82jv4ue7il2uf25hxhg2n1m.png)
Hence, the equation is of the form,
![(a+b)^(2)=a^(2)+2 a b+b^(2)](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/mathematics/high-school/dsqvvi0fy37reigyme2eg7tzgwflv618od.png)
where
and
![b=3](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/mathematics/college/1a6koqmaiqbnujqbp8k9ck377l3defol4z.png)
Hence, the factor of the expression can be written as
![(4 j+3)^(2)](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/mathematics/high-school/ht8om2yiuy71kk63q16zhbdd4khf6ytycp.png)
Thus, the factored expression is
![(4 j+3)^(2)](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/mathematics/high-school/ht8om2yiuy71kk63q16zhbdd4khf6ytycp.png)
Therefore, Option C is the correct answer.