SOLUTION: please help me factor the following trinomial 16x^2+40xy+25y^2 Thank you for your help.

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Question 101858: please help me factor the following trinomial
16x^2+40xy+25y^2
Thank you for your help.
Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
the two end terms are perfect squares and combining them gives the middle term

(4x+5y)(4x+5y)