SOLUTION: Factor: a^6+b^6

SOLUTION: Factor: a^6+b^6

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Question 252895: Factor: a^6+b^6
Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A special case of factoring is "sum of cubes":

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Your problem:

can be rewritten as:

which is "sum of cubes" which we now factor as:

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