document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=407188>Question 407188</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2+6x+9 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2+6x+9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you should quickly notice that this is a perfect square. Remember the rule for a perfect square: take half of the coefficient of the x-term and square it to get the third term. You can see that the given equation is a perfect square and will factor to (x+3)^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solving for x,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+3)(x+3)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-3 (multiplicity of 2) </SPAN>\n" );
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