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Factor completely.
486 + 108z + 6x2 =

User Rob Cannon
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Answer:

  • 6(x^2 +18z +81) . . . as written
  • 6(x +9)^2 . . . . . . . . assuming a typo

Explanation:

As the expression is written, the only factoring that can be done is to factor out the common numeric factor of 6:

= 6(x^2 +18z +81)

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Assuming a typo in the question

If we assume all variables are supposed to be "x", then the quadratic term can be further factored as a square:

= 6(x +9)^2

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It is often handy to remember that the form of the square of a binomial is ...

(a +b)^2 = a^2 +2ab +b^2

Here, we recognize that 18 = 2โˆš81, so the binomial is (x +โˆš81) = (x +9).

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