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How do you solve a perfect square trinomial??

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Answer:

Explanation:

Here's an example:

x^2 + 6x + 9 = 0

First factorise it:

(x + 3)(x + 3) = 0

So the solution is x = -3 (multiplicity 2)

That is there are 2 roots both -3.

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