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Factorise:9a2 - 9b2 + 6a + 1

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\(9a^2 - 9b^2 + 6a + 1\)

\(= 9a^2 + 6a + 1 - 9b^2\)

\(= (3a + 1)^2 -(3b)^2 \)    \((\because a^2 + 2ab + b^2 = (a + b)^2)\)

\(= (3a + 1 - 3b)(3a + 1 + 3b)\)   \((\because a^2 - b^2 = (a + b) (a - b))\)

\(= (3 (a - b) + 1) (3(a + b) + 1)\)



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