document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=258850>Question 258850</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do I factor and check 54x^3-2= </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #190562 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=190562\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2(27x^3-1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Believe it or not that factors to<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(3x-1)(9 x^2+3 x+1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "to check multiply each term in (9 x^2+3 x+1) by 3x then by -1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "then when you are done combine the terms (most terms will cancel each other out) and multiply everything  by 2 to get the original polynomial </SPAN>\n" );
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