FACTORING SUM AND

DIFFERENCE OF TWO
CUBES
GRADE 8 MATHEMATICS
 OBJECTIVES
• Identify whether or not an expression is a perfect cube;
• Factors the sum and difference of two cubes completely
 Tell whether the following number is a
perfect cube or not
1. ¿8 Perfect Cube 6.¿60 Not

2.¿25 Not 7.¿125 Perfect Cube

3.¿64 Perfect Cube 8.¿72 Not

4.¿ 40 Not 9.¿216 Perfect Cube

5.¿27 Perfect Cube 10.¿343 Perfect Cube

 Evaluate each exponential notation

1. ¿2 3
2×2×2=8 4. ¿ 5 5×5×5=125
3

2. ¿3 3
3×3×3=27 5 . ¿ 6 6×6 ×6=216
3

3. ¿ 4 3
4 ×4×4=64 6 . ¿ 7 7×7×7=343
3
Sum of Two Cubes

Factored Form
 Factoring Sum of Two Cubes
3
Given: 𝑎 + 64
Rewrite as sum of 3 3
(𝑎) +(4 )
Two cubes: x y
2 2
Supply the missing ( 𝑥+ 𝑦 )( 𝑥 − 𝑥𝑦 + 𝑦 )
terms: 2 2
(𝑎+ 4)( 𝑎 −𝑎 ∙ 4+ 4 )
Factored Form: (𝑎+ 4)( 𝑎2 − 4 𝑎 +16)
 Factoring Sum of Two Cubes
3 3
Given: 8 𝑏 + 27 𝑐
Rewrite as sum of 3 3
(2 𝑏) +(3 𝑐 )
Two cubes: x y
2 2
Supply the missing ( 𝑥+ 𝑦 )( 𝑥 − 𝑥𝑦 + 𝑦 )
terms: 2 2
(2 𝑏+3 𝑐)((2𝑏) −2 𝑏 ∙ 3 𝑐+(3 𝑐) )
Factored Form: (2 𝑏+3 𝑐)(4 𝑏 2 −6 𝑏𝑐+ 9 𝑐2 )
Difference of Two Cubes

Factored Form
 Factoring Difference of Two Cubes
3 3
Given: 27 𝑐 − 𝑑
Rewrite as difference 3 3
of Two cubes:
(3 𝑐 ) − (𝑑)
x y
2 2
Supply the missing ( 𝑥 − 𝑦 )( 𝑥 + 𝑥𝑦 + 𝑦 )
terms: 2 2
(3 𝑐 − 𝑑)( ( 3 𝑐 ) +(3 𝑐)∙ 𝑑+ 𝑑 )
Factored Form: (3 𝑐 − 𝑑)( 9𝑐 2 +3 𝑐𝑑+ 𝑑 2)
 Factoring Difference of Two Cubes
3
Given: 𝑎 − 64
Rewrite as difference 3 3
of Two cubes:
(𝑎) − (4 )
x y
2 2
Supply the missing ( 𝑥 − 𝑦 )( 𝑥 + 𝑥𝑦 + 𝑦 )
terms: 2
(𝑎 − 4 )( 𝑎 +𝑎 ∙ 4 + 4 )2

Factored Form: (𝑎 − 4)( 𝑎2 + 4 𝑎 +16)