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how do I solve: 81x^2+144x+64=0
 Mar 20, 2014
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Note that this factors into

(9x + 8) (9x + 8) = 0 (A perfect square trinomial)

Can you take it from there???
 Mar 20, 2014
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BreeziBee:

how do I solve: 81x^2+144x+64=0



(a+b) 2
=(a+b)(a+b)
=a 2 + 2ab + b 2 You need to memorise this!

(9x) 2 = 81x 2
8 2 = 64
2*9x*8 = 144x

So like Chris said, this is a perfect square factorisation
 Mar 21, 2014

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