SOLUTION: Factor 27x^3-8y^3

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Question 59111: Factor 27x^3-8y^3
Answer by funmath(2933) About Me  (Show Source):
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Factor 27x%5E3-8y%5E3
The formula for factoring the difference of cubes is:highlight%28u%5E3-v%5E3=%28u-v%29%28u%5E2%2Buv%2Bv%5E2%29%29
27x%5E3-8y%5E3=%283x%29%5E3-%282y%29%5E3 u=3x and v=2y
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Happy Calculating!!!