document.write( "Question 602606: How do you factor the expression: 9x^2-54 ?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #380338 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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You can factor out the GCF 9 to get 9x^2-54 = 9(x^2-6), but that's as far as you can go because 6 is not a perfect square. \n" ); document.write( "
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