Factorize completely \(x^{2} + 2xy + y^{2} + 3x + 3y - 18\).
The correct answer is A. (x+y+6)(x+y-3)
To factorize the expression \(x^{2} + 2xy + y^{2} + 3x + 3y - 18\) completely, we can first group the terms as follows:
\((x^{2} + 2xy + y^{2}) + (3x + 3y) - 18\)
The first group \((x^{2} + 2xy + y^{2})\) is a perfect square trinomial and can be factored as \((x+y)^{2}\).
The second group \((3x + 3y)\) can be factored by taking out the common factor of 3, giving us \(3(x+y)\).
So, the expression becomes:
\((x+y)^{2} + 3(x+y) - 18\)
Now, we can use the technique of completing the square to factorize this expression further. We can rewrite the expression as follows:
\((x+y)^{2} + 3(x+y) + \frac{9}{4} - 18 - \frac{9}{4}\)
\((x+y+\frac{3}{2})^{2} - \frac{81}{4}\)
Now, we can take the square root of both sides:
\(x+y+\frac{3}{2} = \pm \frac{\sqrt{81}}{2}\)
\(x+y+\frac{3}{2} = \pm \frac{9}{2}\)
Solving for \(x+y\), we get two solutions:
\(x+y = -6\) or \(x+y = 3\)
So, the expression \(x^{2} + 2xy + y^{2} + 3x + 3y - 18\) can be factored completely as \((x+y+6)(x+y-3)\).
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