Answer
$(x+8)(x+9)$
Work Step by Step
$x^2+17x+72$
$=x^2+8x+9x+72$
$=(x^2+8x)+(9x+72)$
$=x(x+8)+9(x+8)$
$=(x+8)(x+9)$
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