document.write( "Question 595767: Can you factor 16c^6 - 2f^6 \n" ); document.write( "
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16c6 - 2f6
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document.write( "2(8c6 - f6)\r\n" );
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document.write( "Write the expression in parentheses as the difference of two\r\n" );
document.write( "cubes.  The trickiest part is writing the first term 8c6 as a cube:\r\n" );
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document.write( "8c6 = 23c6 = 23(c2)3 = [2(c2)]3 = [2c2]3 = (2c2)3\r\n" );
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document.write( "f6) is easily written as a cube this way: (f2)3.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Change parentheses to brackets so you can have parentheses inside. \r\n" );
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document.write( " 2[23c2)3 - (f2)3]\r\n" );
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document.write( "Rule: A³-B³ = (A-B)(A²+AB+B²)\r\n" );
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document.write( "2[(2c²) - (f²)][(2c²)² + (2c²)(f²) + (f²)²]\r\n" );
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document.write( "Sinplify\r\n" );
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document.write( "2(2c2-f2)(4c4+2c2f2+f4)\r\n" );
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