Question

Factor completely, then place the answer in the proper location on the grid. 36a 2 - 24a + 4

Answer 1

The final answer is 4(3a-1)^{2}

Answer 2

To solve this problem you must apply the proccedure shown below:

1. You have the following quadratic equation given in the problem above:

`36a^(2) - 24a + 4`

2. You must factor out the greatest common factor, which is:
`4`:

`4(9a^(2) -6a+1)`

3. It has the form of a Perfect square trinomial
`a^(2) -2ab+b^(2)` then, you can write it as
`(a-b)^(2)` , where
`a=3a; b=1`.

4. Therefore, you have that the answer is:

`4(3a-1)^(2)`