Problem

Factor.
\[
m^{2}+12 m+36
\]

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\(\boxed{(m+6)^{2}}\) is the final answer.

Steps

Step 1 :To factor the quadratic expression \(m^{2}+12 m+36\), we need to find two numbers that multiply to 36 (the constant term) and add to 12 (the coefficient of the middle term).

Step 2 :The numbers that satisfy these conditions are 6 and 6, because \(6 \times 6 = 36\) and \(6 + 6 = 12\).

Step 3 :Therefore, the factored form of the expression is \((m+6)(m+6)\) or equivalently, \((m+6)^{2}\).

Step 4 :\(\boxed{(m+6)^{2}}\) is the final answer.

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