document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=186368>Question 186368</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'm needing some help with the following problem: Factor each completely. Some may require several steps.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3a^4-6a^3+9a^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "thanks! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #139679 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=139679\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3a%5E4-6a%5E3%2B9a%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3a%5E4-6a%5E3%2B9a%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given expression\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3a%5E2%28a%5E2-2a%2B3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3a%5E2%28a%5E2-2a%2B3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor out the GCF <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3a%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3a%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It turns out that the inner trinomial can't be factored any further. So this means that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3a%5E4-6a%5E3%2B9a%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3a%5E4-6a%5E3%2B9a%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > factors to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3a%5E2%28a%5E2-2a%2B3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3a%5E2%28a%5E2-2a%2B3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. </SPAN>\n" );
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