document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1014010>Question 1014010</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Good Morning,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "HELP!!! Factoring perfect-square Trinomials and determine if it a prime if I must state it.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "27m^2 - 36m + 12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanking you in advance  Betty </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "27m^2 - 36m + 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "we first look for a greatest common factor...here that would be 3...so we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3(9m^2 - 12m + 4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now factor the trinomial...turns out this is a perfect square and we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3(3m - 2)^2 </SPAN>\n" );
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