Simplify (3m-4)(3m-4)

$(3 m - 4) (3 m - 4)$

Expand $(3 m - 4) (3 m - 4)$ using the FOIL Method.

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Apply the distributive property.

$3 m (3 m - 4) - 4 (3 m - 4)$

Apply the distributive property.

$3 m (3 m) + 3 m \cdot - 4 - 4 (3 m - 4)$

Apply the distributive property.

$3 m (3 m) + 3 m \cdot - 4 - 4 (3 m) - 4 \cdot - 4$

Simplify and combine like terms.

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Simplify each term.

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Multiply $m$ by $m$ .

$3 \cdot 3 m^{2} + 3 m \cdot - 4 - 4 (3 m) - 4 \cdot - 4$

Multiply $3$ by $3$ .

$9 m^{2} + 3 m \cdot - 4 - 4 (3 m) - 4 \cdot - 4$

Multiply $- 4$ by $3$ .

$9 m^{2} - 12 m - 4 (3 m) - 4 \cdot - 4$

Multiply $3$ by $- 4$ .

$9 m^{2} - 12 m - 12 m - 4 \cdot - 4$

Multiply $- 4$ by $- 4$ .

$9 m^{2} - 12 m - 12 m + 16$

Subtract $12 m$ from $- 12 m$ .

$9 m^{2} - 24 m + 16$

Simplify (3m-4)(3m-4)

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