document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=26619>Question 26619</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Factor the polynominal completely.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "27a^3-8b^3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #14459 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=14459\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You should be able to recognise this expression as the difference of two cubes, for which the factored form is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A%5E3+-+B%5E3+=+%28A+-+B%29%28A%5E2+%2B+AB+%2B+B%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A%5E3+-+B%5E3+=+%28A+-+B%29%28A%5E2+%2B+AB+%2B+B%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Applying this to your problem:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283a%29%5E3-%282b%29%5E3+=+%283a-2b%29%289a%5E2%2B6ab%2B4b%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283a%29%5E3-%282b%29%5E3+=+%283a-2b%29%289a%5E2%2B6ab%2B4b%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > You could go a little farther on the second factor:\r<BR>\n" );
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