Question

factor
16s^6-2t^6

Answer 1

16s^(6)-2t^(6)

Factor out the GCF of 2 from each term in the polynomial.
2(8s^(6))+2(-t^(6))

Factor out the GCF of 2 from 16s^(6)-2t^(6).
2(8s^(6)-t^(6))

The binomial can be factored using the difference of cubes formula, because both terms are perfect cubes. The difference of cubes formula is a^(3)-b^(3)=(a-b)(a^(2)+ab+b^(2)).
2(2s^(2)-t^(2))(4s^(4)+2s^(2)t^(2)+t^(4))

Answer 2

2(8s6 -t6)=2((2s2)3 - (t2)3) where those two 3 are exponents