Fortunately, one of the three roots of 27y3 - 1 is really obvious, y = 1/3. Therefore we can pull (y - 1/3) out of the expression giving us:
(y - 1/3)(27y2 + 9y +3).
Using the quadratic formula on the second multiplicative expression gives:
[-9 ± √(-243)]/54 = (-9 ± 9i√3)/54.
So the complete, factored form of 27y3 - 1 is:
(y - 1/3)[y - (9 + 9i√3)/54][y - (9 - 9i√3)/54].
p2
(x3 - 8) is factored thus: (x - 2)(x2 + 2x + 4) The easiest way to do this is to remember the formula: (a3 - b3) = (a - b)(a2 + ab + b2)
A cubed
(a-b)(a^2 + ab + b^2)
5^(3) = 5x5x5 = 125
The number 6 can be factored into 2 x 3. So 6 cubed can be factored into 2 cubed times 3 cubed. In either case, the result is equal to 216.
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no
(t+3)3 is already factored. Could write it as (t+3)(t+3)(t+3).
It is 7*7*7.
p2
5x5x5 5x5x5 5x5x5 5x5x5
2 x 2 x 2 = 8
(x3 - 8) is factored thus: (x - 2)(x2 + 2x + 4) The easiest way to do this is to remember the formula: (a3 - b3) = (a - b)(a2 + ab + b2)
A cubed
The expression is 42/23
2a^3 + 54 can first be factored into 2 (a^3 + 27). This can then be factored out to 2 (a + 3) (a^2 - 3a + 9).