document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=698321>Question 698321</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you Factor 9x^2+30xy+25y^2 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #430793 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Simnepi><B>Simnepi(216)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Simnepi><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Simnepi><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=430793\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> To find factors of this expression look at the numbers which are in front of the square terms, i.e. 9 and 25 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The square roots of these numbers are (plus/minus) 3 and 5 respectively.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so we have (plus/minus) 3x and 5y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thus (3x+5y)(3x+5y) are the factors of the expression. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(If the negative roots were used i.e. (-3x-5y)(-3x-5y). This would multiply out to give a coefficient of x of -30 not +30!)<BR>\n" );
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