Question

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Factor x^2−4x+4



(x−4)^2

(x+2)^2

(x+4)^2

(x−2)^2

Answer 1

Answer: (x−2)(x−2)

The middle number is -4 and the last number is 4.

Factoring means we want something like

(x+_)(x+_)

Which numbers go in the blanks?

We need two numbers that...

Add together to get -4

Multiply together to get 4

Can you think of the two numbers?

Try -2 and -2:

-2+-2 = -4

-2*-2 = 4

Fill in the blanks in

(x+_)(x+_)

with -2 and -2 to get...

(x-2)(x-2)

Answer:

(x−2)(x−2)

so the answer is D.