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Solution - Factoring multivariable polynomials

(3u+8v)2
(3u+8v)^2

Step by Step Solution

Reformatting the input :

Changes made to your input should not affect the solution:

 (1): "v2"   was replaced by   "v^2".  1 more similar replacement(s).

Step  1  :

Equation at the end of step  1  :

  ((9 • (u2)) +  48uv) +  26v2

Step  2  :

Equation at the end of step  2  :

  (32u2 +  48uv) +  26v2

Step  3  :

Trying to factor a multi variable polynomial :

 3.1    Factoring    9u2 + 48uv + 64v2 

Try to factor this multi-variable trinomial using trial and error 

 
Found a factorization  :  (3u + 8v)•(3u + 8v)

Detecting a perfect square :

 3.2    9u2  +48uv  +64v2  is a perfect square 

 
It factors into  (3u+8v)•(3u+8v)
which is another way of writing  (3u+8v)2

How to recognize a perfect square trinomial:  

 
• It has three terms  

 
• Two of its terms are perfect squares themselves  

 
• The remaining term is twice the product of the square roots of the other two terms

Final result :

  (3u + 8v)2

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