Answer
The statement makes sense.
Work Step by Step
The square of a binomial sum is: $(A+B)^2=A^2+2AB+B^2$.
Here: $9x^2+12x+4=(3x)^2+2\cdot3x+2^2=(3x+2)^2$, thus the statement makes sense.
Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)
by Blitzer, Robert F.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0-13417-894-7
ISBN 13:
978-0-13417-894-3
Chapter 5 - Section 5.5 - Factoring Special Forms - Exercise Set - Page 373: 128
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