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Grade 128 grade maths

Factorise the following expressions.
a^2 + 8a + 16 ?????????????

Profile image of Pawan Prajapati
5 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Harshit Singh
5 Years ago
Dear Student

a^2 + 8a + 16
= a^2+2×4×a+4^2
= (a+4)^2
Using identity: (x+y)^2= x^2+2xy+y^2

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