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Use a substitution to help factor the expression.

(x+a)2+2(x+a)+1( x + a ) ^ { 2 } + 2 ( x + a ) + 1

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To factor the trinomial:

(x+a)2+2(x+a)+1(x+a)^{2}+2(x+a)+1

we must change x+ax+a into yy by substitution. Then proceed to factoring the trinomial. After this, substitute again y=x+ay=x+a then simplify each factor.

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