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How do you factor $a^{3} - b^{3}$ $a^3-b^3$ ?

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Jan 23, 2016

$a^{3} - b^{3} = (a - b) (a^{2} + a b + b^{2})$ $a^3-b^3=(a-b)(a^2+ab+b^2)$

Explanation:

This is the difference of cubes identity:

$a^{3} - b^{3} = (a - b) (a^{2} + a b + b^{2})$ $a^3-b^3=(a-b)(a^2+ab+b^2)$

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