SOLUTION: Please help me factor the following: 81s^6-3f^6

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Question 330467: Please help me factor the following:
81s^6-3f^6
Found 2 solutions by mananth, vleith:
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
81s^6-3f^6
3(27s^6-f^6)
3((3s^2)^3 - (f^2)^3)
3{(3s^2-f^2)(9s^4+6s^2f^2+f^4)

Answer by vleith(2983) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
81s%5E6-3f%5E6
3%2A%2827s%5E6+-+f%5E6%29 use difference of two cubes (http://www.purplemath.com/modules/specfact2.htm)
Then look here for the answer
http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=81s^6-3x^6
Here is another website that is good for factoring
http://72.3.253.76:8080/webMathematica3/quickmath/page.jsp?s1=algebra&s2=factor&s3=basic
Hope this helps