Factor x2 + 4x + 4 - 9y2 by grouping.

 

x2 + 4x + 4 - 9y2 =  (x2 + 4x + 4) - 9y2 Group the first three terms together.
  Show work. Factor these three terms as a trinomial.
Also write the last term as a perfect square.

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