Question

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

Answer 1

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:

$4(3a-1)^{2}$

Answer 2

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