How do you factor $- 3 x^{2} - 36 x + 108$ $-3x^2-36x+108$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-05-07T20:14:07

$- 3 x^{2} - 36 x + 108$ $-3x^2-36x+108$

$extract the common constant factor$ $" extract the common constant factor"$
$(- 3) (x^{2} + 12 x - 36)$ $(-3)(x^2+12x-36)$

$recognize the second term as a square$ $" recognize the second term as a square"$
$(- 3) {(x - 6)}^{2}$ $(-3)(x-6)^2$

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