document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=534072>Question 534072</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Factor completely. Remember to look first for a common factor and to check by multiplying. If a polynomial is prime, state this.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-36a^2 -96ab - 64b^2 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Factor out -4,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4(9a^2 + 24ab + 16b^2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " -4 times a perfect square<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4(3a+4b)(3a+4b)  </SPAN>\n" );
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