Question
Factorise:
$4x^2 + 9y^2 + 16z^2 + 12xy - 24yz - 16xz$

Answer

We have:
$4 x^2+9 y^2+16 z^2+12 x y-24 y z-16 x z$
$=(2 x)^2+(3 y)^2+(-4 z)^2+2(2 x)(3 y)+2(3 y)(-4 z)+2(-4 z)(2 x)$
$=[(2 x)+(3 y)+(-4 z)]^2$
$=(2 x+3 y-4 z)^2$

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