Question

Factor: (x-7)^3 + (2x+3)^3

Answer 1

@lgbasallote

Answer 2

here's a hint...
\[\huge a^3 + b^3 = (a+b)(a^2 - ab + b^2)\]
does that help?

Answer 3

Oh! yeah...

Answer 4

wonderful. so do you know how to proceed already?

Answer 5

Yeah. Let's just see if I get it right.

Answer 6

I got (3x-4) (3x^2-11x -42)

Answer 7

I messed up calc but it's around there.

Answer 8

let me try wolfram...

Answer 9

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=%28x-7%29%5E3+%2B+%282x%2B3%29%5E3&dataset=

yes you were a bit close