(x^2+ 6x + 9) / (x-3)

Simplify:

Factoring:

The first term is, x2 its coefficient is 1 .

The middle term is, +6x its coefficient is 6 .

The last term, "the constant", is +9

Step-1 : Multiply the coefficient of the first term by the constant 1 • 9 = 9

Step-2 : Find two factors of 9 whose sum equals the coefficient of the middle term, which is 6 .

-9 + -1 = -10

-3 + -3 = -6

-1 + -9 = -10

1 + 9 = 10

3 + 3 = 6 That's it

Step-3 : Rewrite the polynomial splitting the middle term using the two factors found in step 2 above, 3 and 3

Step-4 : Add up the first 2 terms, pulling out like factors :

x • (x+3)

Add up the last 2 terms, pulling out common factors :

3 • (x+3)

Step-5 : Add up the four terms of step 4 :

(x+3) • (x+3)

Which is the desired factorization.

Multiply (x+3) by (x+3)

The rule says : To multiply exponential expressions which have the same base, add up their exponents.

In our case, the common base is (x+3) and the exponents are :

1 , as (x+3) is the same number as

and 1 , as (x+3) is the same number as

The product is therefore,

true

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