SOLUTION: Factor the polynominal completely. 27a^3-8b^3

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Question 26619: Factor the polynominal completely.
27a^3-8b^3

Answer by Earlsdon(6294)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You should be able to recognise this expression as the difference of two cubes, for which the factored form is:
Applying this to your problem:
and...
You could go a little farther on the second factor:


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