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show that (a-b) is a factor of (a+b)3- (a-b)3-8ab2

Ashwin , 11 Years ago
Grade 10
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Nishant Vora

Last Activity: 11 Years ago

Hello Student, Please find the trick to solve the question
define a polynomial in 'a' like this f(a)= (a+b)^3- (a-b)^3-8ab^2
Now check the value of f(b)= (b+b)^3- (b-b)^3-8b*b^2 = 0
since f(b)=0
Therefore , a=b is the root of f(a)
Implies a-b is a factor
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