College Algebra 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305115546
ISBN 13: 978-1-30511-554-5

Chapter 8, Sequences and Series - Chapter 8 Review - Exercises - Page 641: 77

Answer

$A^3-3A^2B+3AB^2-B^3$

Work Step by Step

We are given the expression $(A-B)^3$. For expanding it we will use the $\textit{Binomial Theorem}$: $$\begin{align}(a+b)^n=\binom{n}{0}a^n+\binom{n}{1}a^{n-1}b+\binom{n}{2}a^{n-2}b^2+\cdots+\binom{n}{n}b^n.\end{align}\tag1$$ Substitute $a=A$, $b=-B$, $n=3$ in Eq. $(1)$: $$\begin{align*} (A-B)^3&=\binom{3}{0}A^3+\binom{3}{1}A^2(-B)+\binom{3}{2}A(-B)^2+\binom{3}{3}(-B)^3\\ &=A^3-3A^2B+3AB^2-B^3. \end{align*}$$ The expansion is: $$(A-B)^3=A^3-3A^2B+3AB^2-B^3.$$
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