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Solution - Factoring multivariable polynomials

xyz(yz)(y2+yz+z2)(zx)(x2+xz+z2)(xy)(x2+xy+y2)
xyz*(y-z)*(y^2+yz+z^2)*(z-x)*(x^2+xz+z^2)*(x-y)*(x^2+xy+y^2)

Step by Step Solution

Step  1  :

Trying to factor as a Difference of Cubes:

 1.1      Factoring:  y3-z3 

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 :  y3 is the cube of   y1

Check :  z3 is the cube of   z1

Factorization is :
             (y - z)  •  (y2 + yz + z2) 

Trying to factor a multi variable polynomial :

 1.2    Factoring    y2 + yz + z2 

Try to factor this multi-variable trinomial using trial and error 

 
Factorization fails

Equation at the end of step  1  :

  (((x•(y-z)•(y2+yz+z2)•y)•(z3-x3))•z)•(x3-y3)

Step  2  :

Equation at the end of step  2  :

  ((xy•(y-z)•(y2+yz+z2)•(z3-x3))•z)•(x3-y3)

Step  3  :

Trying to factor as a Difference of Cubes:

 3.1      Factoring:  z3-x3 

Check :  z3 is the cube of   z1

Check :  x3 is the cube of   x1

Factorization is :
             (z - x)  •  (z2 + xz + x2) 

Trying to factor a multi variable polynomial :

 3.2    Factoring    z2 + xz + x2 

Try to factor this multi-variable trinomial using trial and error 

 
Factorization fails

Equation at the end of step  3  :

  (xy•(y-z)•(y2+yz+z2)•(z-x)•(x2+xz+z2)•z)•(x3-y3)

Step  4  :

Equation at the end of step  4  :

  xyz•(y-z)•(y2+yz+z2)•(z-x)•(x2+xz+z2)•(x3-y3)

Step  5  :

Trying to factor as a Difference of Cubes:

 5.1      Factoring:  x3-y3 

Check :  x3 is the cube of   x1

Check :  y3 is the cube of   y1

Factorization is :
             (x - y)  •  (x2 + xy + y2) 

Trying to factor a multi variable polynomial :

 5.2    Factoring    x2 + xy + y2 

Try to factor this multi-variable trinomial using trial and error 

 
Factorization fails

Final result :

  xyz•(y-z)•(y2+yz+z2)•(z-x)•(x2+xz+z2)•(x-y)•(x2+xy+y2)

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