SOLUTION: Give an example of a binomial that can be factored as either the difference of two squares or as the difference of two cubes. Show the complete facterization of your binomial both

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Question 146303: Give an example of a binomial that can be factored as either the difference of two squares or as the difference of two cubes. Show the complete facterization of your binomial both ways.
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Ans: x^6 - y^6
can be factored as
(x^3)^2 - (y^3)^2
or
(x^2)^3 - (y^2)^3
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I'll let you do the factoring.
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Cheers,
Stan H.