SOLUTION: please help on polynomial. 27y^3-8 thanks

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Question 185780: please help on polynomial.

27y^3-8

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Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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27y^3-8 [General form: a^3-b^3=(a-b)(a^2+ab+b^2)]
=(3y)^3-2^3 Put into general form.
=(3y-2)(3y)^2+6y+(2)^2)
=(3y-2)(9y^2+6y+4)
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Ed