SOLUTION: How do you factor perfect square trinomials such as: 16p(squared)-48pq+36q(squared)?

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Question 29625: How do you factor perfect square trinomials such as: 16p(squared)-48pq+36q(squared)?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Factor out the common factor of 4 to get:
4(4p^2-12pq+9q^2)
4(2p-3q)^2
Cheers,
Stan H.