Solution - Simplification or other simple results
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Simplification or other simple resultsStep by Step Solution
Step 1 :
Equation at the end of step 1 :
23x3 - 729
Step 2 :
Trying to factor as a Difference of Cubes:
2.1 Factoring: 8x3-729
Theory : A difference of two perfect cubes, a3 - b3 can be factored into
(a-b) • (a2 +ab +b2)
Proof : (a-b)•(a2+ab+b2) =
a3+a2b+ab2-ba2-b2a-b3 =
a3+(a2b-ba2)+(ab2-b2a)-b3 =
a3+0+0-b3 =
a3-b3
Check : 8 is the cube of 2
Check : 729 is the cube of 9
Check : x3 is the cube of x1
Factorization is :
(2x - 9) • (4x2 + 18x + 81)
Trying to factor by splitting the middle term
2.2 Factoring 4x2 + 18x + 81
The first term is, 4x2 its coefficient is 4 .
The middle term is, +18x its coefficient is 18 .
The last term, "the constant", is +81
Step-1 : Multiply the coefficient of the first term by the constant 4 • 81 = 324
Step-2 : Find two factors of 324 whose sum equals the coefficient of the middle term, which is 18 .
| -324 | + | -1 | = | -325 | ||
| -162 | + | -2 | = | -164 | ||
| -108 | + | -3 | = | -111 | ||
| -81 | + | -4 | = | -85 | ||
| -54 | + | -6 | = | -60 | ||
| -36 | + | -9 | = | -45 |
For tidiness, printing of 24 lines which failed to find two such factors, was suppressed
Observation : No two such factors can be found !!
Conclusion : Trinomial can not be factored
Final result :
(2x - 9) • (4x2 + 18x + 81)
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