SOLUTION: please Factor the trinomial x^3-1

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Question 753964: please Factor the trinomial
x^3-1
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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please Factor the trinomial
x^3-1
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It's a binomial. 2 terms, not 3.
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It's a difference of 2 cubes.
They all factor the same way (a difference of 2 cubes, that is).
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a%5E3+-+b%5E3+=+%28a-b%29%2A%28a%5E2+%2B+ab+%2B+b%5E2%29