Sum
Factorise:
27m3 − 216n3
Advertisement Remove all ads
Solution
It is known that,
\[a^3 - b^3 = \left( a - b \right)\left( a^2 + b^2 + ab \right)\]
\[\ 27 m^3 - 216 n^3 \]
\[ = 27\left[ m^3 - 8 n^3 \right]\]
\[ = 27\left[ \left( m \right)^3 - \left( 2n \right)^3 \right]\]
\[ = 27\left[ \left( m - 2n \right)\left\{ \left( m \right)^2 + \left( 2n \right)^2 + \left( m \right) \times \left( 2n \right) \right\} \right]\]
\[ = 27\left( m - 2n \right)\left( m^2 + 4 n^2 + 2mn \right)\]
Is there an error in this question or solution?
Advertisement Remove all ads
APPEARS IN
Advertisement Remove all ads
Advertisement Remove all ads