Factoring the Sum or Difference of Two Cubes

• Difference of Two Squares

• Sum of Two Cubes

• Difference of Two Cubes

• Square of a Binomial

Factoring the sum or difference of two cubes can be used ONLY if the two terms of the binomials have perfect square roots.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Factor using sum or difference of cubes. (use your notes!)

• (a-b)(a²+ab+b²)

• (a+b)(a²-ab+b²)

• (a-b)(a²-ab+b²)

• (a+b)(a²+ab+b²)

Complete the formula
a³-b³=

• (a-b)(a²+ab+b²)

• (a+b)(a²-ab+b²)

• (a-b)(a²-ab+b²)

• (a+b)(a²+ab+b²)

Factor:  27x³ + 8

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

Factor this difference of cubes:
x³ - 343

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

Identify if the expression can be factored as sum or difference of cubes:

• No

• Yes, getting GCF first

• Yes

• It is a difference of two squares

Factor 64-27a³

• (4-3a)(9a²+12a+16)

• (3a-4)(3a²+12a+16)

• (4-3a)(3a²+12a+16)

• (4-3a)³

Factor the following binomial: 8x³-27

• (2x+3)(4x²-6x+9)

• (2x-3)(4x²+6x+9)

• (2x-3)(4x²+6x-9)

• (2x-3)(2x²+6x+9)

Factorize 343x³ - 125y³.

• (7x - 5y)(49x² + 35xy + 25y²)

• (7x - 5y)(49x² + 70xy + 25y²)

• (7x + 5y)(49x² - 35xy + 25y²)

• (7x - 5y)³