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 8 - Cumulative Review Exercises - Page 660: 31

Answer

$(x+3y)(x^2-3xy+9y^2)$.

Work Step by Step

An expression is factored completely if it is written as a product of factors so that none of its factors can be further factored. Rewrite the given expression as a sum of cubes. $x^3+27y^3=x^3+(3y)^3$ Use the algebraic identity. $a^3+b^3=(a+b)(a^2-ab+b^2)$ where $a=x$ and $b=3y$. $=(x+3y)[(x)^2-(x)(3y)+(3y)^2]$ Simplify. $=(x+3y)(x^2-3xy+9y^2)$.
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