document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1017814>Question 1017814</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi, I have forgotten the formula and reason for factorising eg. x^3 -8.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Could someone please explain it to me again? Thanks! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The general formula is \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "See the lesson <A  rel=nofollow HREF=http://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/Polynomials-and-rational-expressions/The-difference-of-cubes-formula.lesson>The difference of cubes formula</A> in this site.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It is like 2 x 2 = 4. Of the same fundamental level.\r<BR>\n" );
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