FACTORING

SUM AND
DIFFERENCE OF
TWO CUBES

SINDANGAN NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL

 Tell whether the following
numbers is a perfect cube or not:
1. 8 6. 60
Engage: 2. 25 7. 125
3. 64 8. 72
4. 40 9. 216
5. 27 10. 343
 Rewrite each number in
exponential form:
1. 8 = 2 3

Explore: 2. 27 = 3 3

3. 64 = 4 3

4. 216 = 6 3

5. 512x 6
 FACTORING SUM AND
DIFFERENCE OF TWO CUBES
Sum of Two Cubes:

Explain:

Difference of Two Cubes:

 FACTORING SUM OF TWO CUBES

Steps:
1. Get the cube roots of the first and last terms.
Explain: 2. Write their sum as the first factor.
3. For the second factor, get the trinomial factor by:
a. Squaring the first term of the first factor;
b. Subtracting the product of the first and
second terms of the first factor;
c. Squaring the last term of the first factor.
4. Write them in factored form.
 FACTORING DIFFERENCE OF TWO CUBES

Steps:
1. Get the cube roots of the first and last terms.
Explain: 2. Write their difference as the first factor.
3. For the second factor, get the trinomial factor by:
a. Squaring the first term of the first factor;
b. Adding the product of the first and
second terms of the first factor;
c. Squaring the last term of the first factor.
4. Write them in factored form.
 Factor completely:

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Examples:
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 Factor completely the following
polynomials in the form: Sum and
Difference of Two Cubes
3
1. 𝑥 − 27
Evaluation: 3
2. 1− 125 𝑏
3 3
3. 64 𝑎 +27 𝑦
3
4. 𝑦 − 64
3
5. 8 + 𝑦