SOLUTION: I'm having a real hard time with factoring. This stuff just is not clicking. Can you please help me?
Here is my problem:
R3-125t2 I know it isn't factorable but can you
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Here is my problem:
R3-125t2 I know it isn't factorable but can you
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Question 575717: I'm having a real hard time with factoring. This stuff just is not clicking. Can you please help me?
Here is my problem:
R3-125t2 I know it isn't factorable but can you tell? Is it because there is no number before r cubed?
No, it isn't factorable because you have an term. If it had been , then you would have the difference of 2 squares (sorta, since which is irrational), but there is no general factorization of the difference of a cube and a square.
You could factor it as the difference of two cubes if you recognize that , then using the pattern
to get:
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
