document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=273924>Question 273924</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Factor completely<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^6 - 6x - 16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I factored it to (x^3-8)*(x^3+2) and then to(x-2)*(x^2+2x+4)*(x^3+2) but I don't know how to factor it further. Any help would be appreciated.<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 #200349 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jsmallt9><B>jsmallt9(3758)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jsmallt9><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=200349\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> As long as the expression is<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and not the<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you posted, then you 100% correct. <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-2%29%2A%28x%5E2%2B2x%2B4%29%2A%28x%5E3%2B2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-2%29%2A%28x%5E2%2B2x%2B4%29%2A%28x%5E3%2B2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is as far as your expression will factor...<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "unless you want to push things a bit and consider 2 to be the perfect cube of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=root%283%2C+2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"root%283%2C+2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. Then you could use the sum of cubes pattern on the last factor:<BR>\n" );
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