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Question
Factorise the following:
8a3 + b3 + 12a2b + 6ab2
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Solution
8a3 + b3 + 12a2b + 6ab2
= (2a)3 + (b)3 + 6ab(2a + b)
= (2a)3 + (b)3 + 3(2a)(b)(2a + b) ...[Using a3 + b3 + 3ab(a + b) = (a + b)3]
= (2a + b)(2a + b)(2a + b)
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