SOLUTION: I am trying to factor this binomial completely can you please help? x to the third - 1000

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Question 141834: I am trying to factor this binomial completely can you please help? x to the third - 1000
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
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I am trying to factor this binomial completely can you please help?
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x^3 - 1000
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You should recognize this as the "difference of cubes"
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In the "special factoring formulas" section you will find the factoring for this:
a^3 - b^3 = (a-b)(a^2 + ab + b^2)
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Applying this to this problem you would have:
x^3 - 1000 = (x-10)(x^2 + 10x + 100)