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x^2 - 6x + 18.
This looks tempting to factor by guessing.
We want to factor into the form (1x + a) * (1x + b) + c
We guess that both x's have a scalar constant of 1, because x^2 has a scalar constant of 1 in the expanded form. This doesn't have to be the case, but it is a convenient assumption to make.
We want a and b such that (a + b) = -6.
A good choice for this is a = -3, b = -3
a * b = 9, so we need c to cover the distance between 9 and 18. c = 9
So we have:
(x - 3) * (x - 3) + 9
Double checking to make sure we did everything right:
x ^ 2 - 3x - 3x + 9 + 9
x^2 - 6x + 18
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