SOLUTION: 27x^3-8 please factor thank you so much!

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Question 743372: 27x^3-8
please factor
thank you so much!
Answer by lenny460(1073) About Me  (Show Source):
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27x^3 - 8
Please factor. Thank you so much !

We use the Difference of Two Cubes formula to factor the above:

a^3 - b^3 = (a - b)(a^2 + ab + b^2)

Answer:
(3x - 2)(9x^2 + 6x + 4)





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