Factor out 2: 2(8c6 - f6) Write the expression in parentheses as the difference of two cubes. The trickiest part is writing the first term 8c6 as a cube: 8c6 = 23c6 = 23(c2)3 = [2(c2)]3 = [2c2]3 = (2c2)3 f6) is easily written as a cube this way: (f2)3. Change parentheses to brackets so you can have parentheses inside. 2[23c2)3 - (f2)3] Rule: A³-B³ = (A-B)(A²+AB+B²) 2[(2c²) - (f²)][(2c²)² + (2c²)(f²) + (f²)²] Sinplify 2(2c2-f2)(4c4+2c2f2+f4) Edwin