document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=47981>Question 47981</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can you show me how to factor 8x^3-1 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #31756 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=31756\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Factor:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8x%5E3-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8x%5E3-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > You should recognise this as the difference of two cubes <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282x%29%5E3-%281%29%5E3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282x%29%5E3-%281%29%5E3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The difference of two cubes can be factored thus:<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%2BAB%2BB%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A%5E3-B%5E3+=+%28A-B%29%28A%5E2%2BAB%2BB%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Applying this to your problem in which A = 2x and B = 1:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282x%29%5E3-%281%29%5E3+=+%282x-1%29%284x%5E2%2B2x%2B1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282x%29%5E3-%281%29%5E3+=+%282x-1%29%284x%5E2%2B2x%2B1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >...and this is as far as you can go with this. </SPAN>\n" );
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