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Completely factor 1 + 27x3

 Oct 3, 2014

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$$$This is a factorisation that you need to memorise$\\\\
\boxed{a^3\pm b^3=(a\pm b)(a^2\mp ab+b^2)}\\\\
so\\
1+27x^3\\
=1^3+(3x)^3\\
=(1+3x)(1-3x+9x^2)$$

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 Oct 3, 2014
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$$$This is a factorisation that you need to memorise$\\\\
\boxed{a^3\pm b^3=(a\pm b)(a^2\mp ab+b^2)}\\\\
so\\
1+27x^3\\
=1^3+(3x)^3\\
=(1+3x)(1-3x+9x^2)$$

Melody Oct 3, 2014

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