Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-13417-894-7
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Chapter 5 - Section 5.5 - Factoring Special Forms - Exercise Set - Page 373: 120

Answer

Correct factorization

Work Step by Step

We graph the polynomial functions: $$\begin{align*} p_1(x)&=(2x+3)^2-9\\ p_2(x)&=4x(x+3). \end{align*}$$ Because the two graphs coincide, this means that the polynomial $p(x)=(2x+3)^2-9$ was factored correctly.
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