SOLUTION: factor completely y6 - 1

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Question 316485: factor completely y6 - 1
Answer by vleith(2983)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
is a difference of two squares
which are now a difference of two cubes times a sum of two cubes
Use the formulas for diff/sum of two cubes to factor
http://www.purplemath.com/modules/specfact2.htm
See here for a result
http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=y^6+-+1

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