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Factoring the Sum and Difference of Two Cubes

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Examples, videos, worksheets, solutions, and activities to help Grade 9, Algebra students learn how to factor the sum of two cubes and the difference of two cubes.

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Sum or Difference of cubes

Formula to Factor the Sum of two Cubes
a3 + b3 = (a + b)(a2 − ab + b2)

Formula to Factor the Difference of two Cubes
a3 − b3 = (a − b)(a2 + ab + b2)

Factoring Difference and Sum of Cubes
Factoring by Grouping.



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