Question
Factorise the following using appropriate identities:
9x2 + 6xy + y2
Solution
9x2 + 6xy + y2
9x2 + 6xy + y2 = (3x)2 + 2(3x)(y) + (y)2
= (3x + y)2 = (3x + y) (3x + y)
| Using Identity 1