SOLUTION: Factor X^3-64

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Question 633627: Factor
X^3-64

Answer by MathLover1(20850)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
two special factoring formulas are two sides of the same coin: the sum and
difference of cubes. These are the formulas:



.....use this one in your case...notice that and
since you have , your , so you need to find a number whose cube is ....it is , because
and your expression will be
now plug it in a rule


or



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