Sum and Difference of 2 cubes

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Sum and Difference of 2 Cubes

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Factorising the sum and difference of two cubes

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Sum and Difference of 2 Cubes

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Sum and Difference of 2 Cubes

a3 + b3 = (a + b)(a2 − ab + b2 )

a3 − b3 = (a − b)(a2 + ab + b2 )

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Sum and Difference of 2 Cubes

a3 + b3 = (a + b)(a2 − ab + b2 )

a3 − b3 = (a − b)(a2 + ab + b2 )

Remember the SOAP rule

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Sum and Difference of 2 Cubes

a3 + b3 = (a + b)(a2 − ab + b2 )

a3 − b3 = (a − b)(a2 + ab + b2 )

Remember the SOAP ruleS O AP

S O AP

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Sum and Difference of 2 Cubes

Examples

a3 + b3 = (a + b)(a2 − ab + b2 )

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a3 − b3 = (a − b)(a2 + ab + b2 )

Remember the SOAP ruleS O AP

S O AP

y3 + 8a3 =

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Sum and Difference of 2 Cubes

Examples

a3 + b3 = (a + b)(a2 − ab + b2 )

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a3 − b3 = (a − b)(a2 + ab + b2 )

Remember the SOAP ruleS O AP

S O AP

y3 + 8a3 = y3 + (2a)3

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Sum and Difference of 2 Cubes

Examples

a3 + b3 = (a + b)(a2 − ab + b2 )

1.

a3 − b3 = (a − b)(a2 + ab + b2 )

Remember the SOAP ruleS O AP

S O AP

y3 + 8a3 = y3 + (2a)3

= (y + 2a)(y2 − 2ay + 4a2 )

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Sum and Difference of 2 Cubes

Examples

a3 + b3 = (a + b)(a2 − ab + b2 )

1.

a3 − b3 = (a − b)(a2 + ab + b2 )

Remember the SOAP ruleS O AP

S O AP

y3 + 8a3 = y3 + (2a)3

= (y + 2a)(y2 − 2ay + 4a2 )

2. s4 − st 3 =

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Sum and Difference of 2 Cubes

Examples

a3 + b3 = (a + b)(a2 − ab + b2 )

1.

a3 − b3 = (a − b)(a2 + ab + b2 )

Remember the SOAP ruleS O AP

S O AP

y3 + 8a3 = y3 + (2a)3

= (y + 2a)(y2 − 2ay + 4a2 )

2. s4 − st 3 = s(s3 − t 3)

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Sum and Difference of 2 Cubes

Examples

a3 + b3 = (a + b)(a2 − ab + b2 )

1.

a3 − b3 = (a − b)(a2 + ab + b2 )

Remember the SOAP ruleS O AP

S O AP

y3 + 8a3 = y3 + (2a)3

= (y + 2a)(y2 − 2ay + 4a2 )

2. s4 − st 3 = s(s3 − t 3)

= s(s − t)(s2 + st + t 2 )