The trinomial $a^2x^2+2abx+b^2$ is a perfect square trinomial, because it's discriminant is equal to zero
Using the perfect square trinomial formula
Factoring the perfect square trinomial
If the bases are the same, then the exponents must be equal to each other
$2$ equals to $2$
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