SOLUTION: Please help me solve (a+3)^3

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Question 595983: Please help me solve (a+3)^3
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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(a+3)^3

(a+3)(a+3)(a+3)

(a+3)(a^2+6a+9)

a(a^2+6a+9)+3(a^2+6a+9)

a^3+6a^2+9a+3a^2+18a+27

a^3+9a^2+27a+27


So (a+3)^3 = a^3+9a^2+27a+27 for all values of 'a'