SOLUTION: Factor completely: 125y^3+z^3

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: Factor completely:
125y^3+z^3
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Factor completely:
125y^3 + z^3
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You should recognize this as the "sum of cubes", we can use the special factoring formula,
namely, a^3 + b^3 - (a + b)(a^2 - ab + b^2):
:
125y^3 + z^3 = (5y + z)(25y^2 - 5yz + z^2)