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document.write( "It factors as\r\n" );
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document.write( "(x-3)(2x+3)(x-4)(x-4)\r\n" );
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document.write( "To make the entire expression a perfect square it \r\n" );
document.write( "needs to have two of each factor, so it needs to \r\n" );
document.write( "be multiplied by (x-3)(2x+3)= \r\n" );
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document.write( "2x²-3x-9,\r\n" );
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document.write( "then it will be\r\n" );
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document.write( "(x-3)²(2x+3)²(x-4)²\r\n" );
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