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An apprentice drafting technician at an architectural firm is simplifying a land zoning boundary represented by the area formula 4x212xy+9y225{}4x^2 - 12xy + 9y^2 - 25. To find the linear boundaries, the technician first groups the first three terms to form a perfect square trinomial, yielding the intermediate form (2x3y)225(2x - 3y)^2 - 25. To proceed with the next step of factoring, the technician must recognize that this expression matches a specific algebraic pattern.

This expression is an example of a(n) ____.

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