Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-13417-894-7
ISBN 13: 978-0-13417-894-3

Chapter 5 - Section 5.5 - Factoring Special Forms - Exercise Set - Page 372: 90

Answer

$(5x^2-y^2)(25x^4+5x^2y^2+y^4)$

Work Step by Step

The formula for factoring the sum of two cubes is: $A^3+B^3=(A+B)(A^2-AB+B^2)$. The formula for factoring the difference of two cubes is: $A^3-B^3=(A-B)(A^2+AB+B^2)$. Hence here: $125x^6-y^6=\\=(5x^2)^3-(y^2)^3\\=(5x^2-y^2)((5x^2)^2+5x^2\cdot y^2+(y^2)^2)\\=(5x^2-y^2)(25x^4+5x^2y^2+y^4)$
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