I'm supposed to factor this, I've tried everything. Am I missing something simple?
x^3+64y^3
x^3+64y^3 This is the sum of two cubes...here is the factorization...
(x + 4y) (x2 - 4xy + 16y2)
Here's a good website that will help you with factoring the sum and difference of cubes:
http://www.purplemath.com/modules/specfact2.htm