Inactive Tutor answered • 06/06/14
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Hi Melanie,
125x^3- 8
=(5x-2)(25x^2+10x+4)........using a^3+b^3=(a+b)(a^2-ab+b^2)
Meena
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Inactive Tutor answered • 06/06/14
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New to Wyzant
This is in the form a3 - b3, where a is 5x and b is 2. The factoring formula is a3 - b3 = (a - b)*(a2 + ab + b2).
125x3 +27 = (5x)3 - 23 = (5x - 2)(25x2 + 10x + 4)
125x3 +27 = (5x)3 - 23 = (5x - 2)(25x2 + 10x + 4)
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