SOLUTION: 8m^3 + 27/ 2m+3 answer:4m^2-6m+9 need a full break down of how my book got this answer i know how they got 4m^2 and +9 but still lost as to how they got the -6m

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Question 174644: 8m^3 + 27/ 2m+3

answer:4m^2-6m+9

need a full break down of how my book got this answer i know how they got 4m^2 and +9 but still lost as to how they got the -6m

Answer by nerdybill(7384)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
In this problem, you need to factor the numerator by applying the special factor condition known as the "sum of cubes". For a complete explanation see:
http://www.purplemath.com/modules/specfact2.htm
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is equivalent to:

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Now, we can apply the "sum of cubes" rule of:
a^3 + b^3 = (a + b)(a^2 – ab + b^2)
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The (2m+3) cancels leaving:

Expanding:


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