Factorise x^2 + 4x + 4

Factorising takes the form of (x+a)(x+b) where in this case: a+b = 4 anda*b=4this is taken from the original equations coefficient to x and the constant value.factorising gives (x+2)(x+2) which is equivalent to (x+2)2

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