Precalculus: Concepts Through Functions, A Unit Circle Approach to Trigonometry (3rd Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32193-104-1
ISBN 13: 978-0-32193-104-7

Appendix A - Review - A.4 Factoring Polynomials - A.4 Assess Your Understanding - Page A40: 37

Answer

$(2x+3)(4x^2 -6x +9)$

Work Step by Step

Since $8x^3+27$ is a sum of the two cubes $(2x)^3$ and $3^3$, then by making use of the sumof two cubes $$a^3 +b^3 = (a + b)(a^2 -ab + b^2),$$ we have \begin{align*} 8x^3+27&=(2x)^3+3^3\\ &= (2x+3)[(2x)^2 -2x(3) + 3^2]\\ &= ( 2x+3)(4x^2 -6x +9) \end{align*}
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