How do you factor $p^(3n) - q^(3n)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-05-10T13:23:02

#a^3 - b^3 = (a - b) (a^2 + a b + b^2)

The above equation can be rewritten as :

$(p^n)^3 - (q^n)^3$
$= (p^n - q^n)(p^(2n) + (pq)^n + p^(2n))$

Hence FACTORED

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