<PRE><B>Question 24637</B>
First, take out the common factor of 2
{{{2(125-8x^3)}}}


Next, recognize the perfect cube numbers of 125 and 8.  This is the difference of two cubes, which can be factored into a product of a binomial (5-2x) times a trinomial that can be either built from the binomial or from the formula you may have memorized:


{{{2(5-2x) (25 +10x + 4x^2)}}}


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