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Algebra.Com's Answer #187995 by Edwin McCravy(20055) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "Factor the first parentheses as the difference\r\n" );
document.write( "of two cubes and the second as the difference of two\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now notice the red factors are the same:\r\n" );
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document.write( "so I can factor out the common red factor:\r\n" );
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