SOLUTION: can someone help factor this? 54x^3 - 2

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Question 1018533: can someone help factor this?
54x^3 - 2
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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can someone help factor this?
54x^3 - 2
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Factor out the 2, then it's a difference to 2 cubes.
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a%5E3+-+b%5E3+=+%28a-b%29%2A%28a%5E2+%2B+ab+%2B+b%5E2%29