SOLUTION: 64v^3-125 (Factor sum or difference of 2 cubes?) Please help!

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Question 89542This question is from textbook Elementary and Intermediate Algebra
: 64v^3-125 (Factor sum or difference of 2 cubes?) Please help! This question is from textbook Elementary and Intermediate Algebra

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a^3+b^3 factors into (a+b)(a^2-ab+b^2) ... a^3-b^3 factors into (a-b)(a^2+ab+b^2)

64v^3-125=(4v)^3-5^3 ... using the template ... (4v-5)(16v^2+20v+25)