SOLUTION: Please help. Factor the trinomial. 16x^2 + 40xy + 25y^2

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Question 77224: Please help.
Factor the trinomial.
16x^2 + 40xy + 25y^2
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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ERROR Algebra::Solver::Engine::invoke_solver_noengine: solver not defined for name 'quadratic_factoring'.
Error occurred executing solver 'quadratic_factoring' .


So if we added a y term to the factorization we get:

%284x%2B5y%29%284x%2B5y%29
which can be written as:
%284x%2B5y%29%5E2
Notice how %284x%2B5y%29%284x%2B5y%29 foils back to
16x%5E2+%2B+40xy+%2B+25y%5E2