Solution - Factoring binomials using the difference of squares
Step by Step Solution
Step 1 :
Trying to factor as a Sum of Cubes :
1.1 Factoring: m3+216
Theory : A sum 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 : 216 is the cube of 6
Check : m3 is the cube of m1
Factorization is :
(m + 6) • (m2 - 6m + 36)
Trying to factor by splitting the middle term
1.2 Factoring m2 - 6m + 36
The first term is, m2 its coefficient is 1 .
The middle term is, -6m its coefficient is -6 .
The last term, "the constant", is +36
Step-1 : Multiply the coefficient of the first term by the constant 1 • 36 = 36
Step-2 : Find two factors of 36 whose sum equals the coefficient of the middle term, which is -6 .
-36 | + | -1 | = | -37 | ||
-18 | + | -2 | = | -20 | ||
-12 | + | -3 | = | -15 | ||
-9 | + | -4 | = | -13 | ||
-6 | + | -6 | = | -12 | ||
-4 | + | -9 | = | -13 |
For tidiness, printing of 12 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 :
(m + 6) • (m2 - 6m + 36)
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