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in General by kratos

Factorise:

64x3 729y3

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by kratos
 
Best answer

It is known that,

[a^3 - b^3 = \left( a - b \right)\left( a^2 + b^2 + ab \right)]

[\ 64 x^3 - 729 y^3 ]

[ = \left( 4x \right)^3 - \left( 9y \right)^3 ]

[ = \left( 4x - 9y \right)\left{ \left( 4x \right)^2 + \left( 9y \right)^2 + \left( 4x \right) \times \left( 9y \right) \right}]

[ = \left( 4x - 9y \right)\left( 16 x^2 + 81 y^2 + 36xy \right)]

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