SOLUTION: factor a^2+12a+36

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Question 421132: factor
a^2+12a+36
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Factor
a^2 + 12a + 36

Factors into two binomials:
- 1st terms are factors of a^2.....a and a
- 2nd terms, multiply to get 36 and add to get 12....6 and 6

= (a + 6)(a + 6)
or (a + 6)^2
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