SOLUTION: Factor the trinomial 9x2 - 18xy + 5y2 on your paper. Which of the following would be part of the factored answer?

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Question 83712: Factor the trinomial 9x2 - 18xy + 5y2 on your paper. Which of the following would be part of the factored answer?

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Factor the trinomial 9x2 - 18xy + 5y2
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Rewrite as:
9x^2-15xy-3xy+5y^2
Factor the 1st two and the last two terms separately:
= 3x(3x-5y)-y(3x-5y)
Factor out the (3x-5y) to get:
= (3x-5y)(3x-y)
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Cheers,
Stan H.