SOLUTION: Find the Prime factors of: 8x^3 - 125

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Question 43903: Find the Prime factors of:
8x^3 - 125
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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8x^3 - 125
=(2x)^3-5^3
=(2x-5)((2x)^2+(2x)5+5^2)
=(2x-5)(4x^2+10x+25)
Cheers,
Stan H.