How do you factor $64x^3+1$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-04-22T09:12:54

$64x^3+1$

$= (4x)^3 + 1^3$

We know that $color(blue)(a^3 + b^3 = (a+b)(a^2 - ab + b^2)$

$= (4x + 1)((4x)^2 -(4x)(1) + 1^2)$

$color(green)( = (4x + 1)(16x^2 - 4x + 1)$

As any of the factors cannot be factorised further, this becomes the final factorised form of $64x^3+1$

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