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Grade 8 Lesson 3
Grade 8 Lesson 3
Factoring Sum
and Difference
of Two Cubes
Power of 3!
1. 3³
2. (1/2)³
3. (4y)³
4. (5x)³
5. (3x²y⁴)³
Power of 3!
1. 27
2. 1/8
3. 64y³
4. 125x³
5. 36x⁶y¹²
Perfect Cubes
• Numbers or expressions that can be
expressed in the power of 3.
• Examples:
8 = 2•2•2 = 2³
8x⁶ = (2x²)³
Multiply:
(a - b)(a² + ab + b²)
Multiply:
(a + b)(a² + ab + b²)
Difference of Two Cubes
a³-b³=(a-b)(a²+ab+b²)
Sum of Two Cubes
a³+b³=(a+b)(a²-ab+b²)