document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=70612>Question 70612</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Factor the following trinomials;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16x^2 + 40xy + 25y^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is what I came up with and as far as I got with this problem.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2^4 x^2 + 40xy + 25^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I need some help to get further with this problem. Thanks.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #50435 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley75><B>checkley75(3666)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley75><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=50435\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Don't know what they are teaching you but what you have so far is the wrong approach.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "When you see an equation that has two unknowns and both sqrt terms are perfect squares try the following:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16x^2+40xy+25y^2 find the square roots of the first & last terms and see if they are the correct factors thus:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(4x+5y)(4x+5y) </SPAN>\n" );
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