SOLUTION: How do you factor: x^3 - 8 (x cubed minus 8)

Question 6670: How do you factor: x^3 - 8 (x cubed minus 8)
Found 2 solutions by Earlsdon, ThreeLs:
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You'll notice that the given expression is the difference of two cubes:
x^3 and 2^3

The difference of two cubes is factored as follows:

In the given expression: A = x and B = 2

Answer by ThreeLs(3) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
First factor out the cube root of and the cube root of 8.
That gives you a binomial times a trinomial. That trinomial cannot be factored anymore.

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