SOLUTION: please help solve p^3-1/p-1

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Question 61318: please help solve
p^3-1/p-1
Answer by funmath(2933) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The formula for factoring the difference of cubes is: highlight%28a%5E3-b%5E3=%28a-b%29%28a%5E2%2Bab%2Bb%5E2%29%29
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Happy Calculating!!!