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marusya05 [52]
2 years ago
10

Can the function f(x) = x^2 - 4x + 4 be factored? If so write in factored form.

Mathematics
1 answer:
Mashutka [201]2 years ago
8 0

Answer:

(x-2)(x-2)

Step-by-step explanation:

Find two things you can multiply to equal to 4 and add to equal -4

-2*-2=4 and -2+-2=-4

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