document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=896742>Question 896742</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is  9t^2 +12t + 4 factored completely ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I will use the Grouping Method.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "9 x 4 = 36\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ask yourself: What two numbers when multiplied together yield 36 but when added will produce a sum of 12?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What about 6 x 6?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Yes, we found our two factors.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We now form a large polynomial.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "9t^2 + 6t + 6t + 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Are you following me so far?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We now make our two groups.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Group 1 is 9t^2 + 6t.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We factor this first group.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3t(3t + 2).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Our second group is 6t + 4.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2(3t + 2).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer: (3t + 2)(3t + 2) </SPAN>\n" );
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