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Thread: Who knows the formula to factor a cube?

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    2 + 2 = 5
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    Who knows the formula to factor a cube?

    Ex:

    (x-1)³ will factor out to be (x³ - 3x² + 3x - 1).

    There is some formula to do this without having to use a pencil or paper. I need to know it for my Math Final tomorrow.

    Thanks in advance.
    DC

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    Opu Nui
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    Pascal's Triangle

    This may reach you too late but, the way to expand polynomials quickly is by Pascal's triangle

    1
    1 2 1
    1 3 3 1
    1 4 6 4 1
    1 5 10 10 5 1

    ie. your x^3 poly is expanded to the 3d row down or 1x^3+3x^2+3x+1
    or your x^5 is 1x^5+5x^4+10x^3+10x^2+5x+1
    To get more rows add the numbers diagonally above the space that you are trying to fill.
    Hope this helps.

    -Swim'n Sasquatch

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