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\n" ); document.write( " $\"36m%5E2-48m%2B16\"$ Start with the given expression\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"4%289m%5E2-12m%2B4%29\"$ Factor out the GCF $\"4\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now let's focus on the inner expression $\"9m%5E2-12m%2B4\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Looking at the expression $\"9m%5E2-12m%2B4\"$ , we can see that the first coefficient is $\"9\"$ , the second coefficient is $\"-12\"$ , and the last term is $\"4\"$ .\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now multiply the first coefficient $\"9\"$ by the last term $\"4\"$ to get $\"%289%29%284%29=36\"$ .\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now the question is: what two whole numbers multiply to $\"36\"$ (the previous product) and add to the second coefficient $\"-12\"$ ?\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "To find these two numbers, we need to list all of the factors of $\"36\"$ (the previous product).\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Factors of $\"36\"$ :\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Note: list the negative of each factor. This will allow us to find all possible combinations.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "These factors pair up and multiply to $\"36\"$ .\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1*36
\n" ); document.write( "2*18
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\n" ); document.write( "4*9
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\n" ); document.write( "(-1)*(-36)
\n" ); document.write( "(-2)*(-18)
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now let's add up each pair of factors to see if one pair adds to the middle coefficient $\"-12\"$ :\r
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First Number	Second Number	Sum
1	36	1+36=37
2	18	2+18=20
3	12	3+12=15
4	9	4+9=13
6	6	6+6=12
-1	-36	-1+(-36)=-37
-2	-18	-2+(-18)=-20
-3	-12	-3+(-12)=-15
-4	-9	-4+(-9)=-13
-6	-6	-6+(-6)=-12

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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "From the table, we can see that the two numbers $\"-6\"$ and $\"-6\"$ add to $\"-12\"$ (the middle coefficient).\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the two numbers $\"-6\"$ and $\"-6\"$ both multiply to $\"36\"$ and add to $\"-12\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now replace the middle term $\"-12m\"$ with $\"-6m-6m\"$ . Remember, $\"-6\"$ and $\"-6\"$ add to $\"-12\"$ . So this shows us that $\"-6m-6m=-12m\"$ .\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"9m%5E2%2Bhighlight%28-6m-6m%29%2B4\"$ Replace the second term $\"-12m\"$ with $\"-6m-6m\"$ .\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"%289m%5E2-6m%29%2B%28-6m%2B4%29\"$ Group the terms into two pairs.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"3m%283m-2%29%2B%28-6m%2B4%29\"$ Factor out the GCF $\"3m\"$ from the first group.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"3m%283m-2%29-2%283m-2%29\"$ Factor out $\"2\"$ from the second group. The goal of this step is to make the terms in the second parenthesis equal to the terms in the first parenthesis.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"%283m-2%29%283m-2%29\"$ Combine like terms. Or factor out the common term $\"3m-2\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"%283m-2%29%5E2\"$ Condense\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So $\"9m%5E2-12m%2B4\"$ factors to $\"%283m-2%29%5E2\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "This means that the expression goes from $\"4%289m%5E2-12m%2B4%29\"$ and factors further to $\"4%283m-2%29%5E2\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So $\"36m%5E2-48m%2B16\"$ factors to $\"4%283m-2%29%5E2\"$ \r
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