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Factoring Sum and Difference of Two Cubes
1. Grade 8 – Mathematics
Quarter I
FACTORING: SUM AND
DIFFERENCE OF TWO CUBES
2. Objectives:
1. identify whether or not an
expression is a perfect cube; and
2. factor the sum and difference of
two cubes completely;
3. Tell whether the following number
is a perfect cube or not.
1. 8
2. 25
3. 64
4. 40
5. 27
6. 60
7. 125
8. 72
9. 216
10.343
PERFECT CUBE
NOT
PERFECT CUBE
PERFECT CUBE
PERFECT CUBE
NOT
PERFECT CUBE
NOT
NOT
PERFECT CUBE
5. Sum of Two Cubes
𝒙 𝟑
+𝒚 𝟑
= (x + y)(𝒙 𝟐
- xy + 𝒚 𝟐
)
x = first term
F
y = last term
L F L 𝑳 𝟐𝑭 𝟐
F·L
(x + y)(𝒙 𝟐
- xy + 𝒚 𝟐
)
FACTORED FORM
6. Factoring Sum of Two Cubes
𝒂 𝟑
+ 64
= ( ) 𝟑
+ ( ) 𝟑
Given:
Rewrite as sum of two
cubes:
a 4
Supply the missing
terms:
Factored Form (a + 4)(𝑎2
- 4a + 16)
(x + y)(𝒙 𝟐
- xy + 𝒚 𝟐
)
( + )( 𝟐
- · + 𝟐
)
x y
a 4 a 4a 4
7. Factoring Sum of Two Cubes
𝟖𝒃 𝟑
+ 𝟐𝟕𝒄 𝟑
= ( ) 𝟑
+ ( ) 𝟑
Given:
Rewrite as sum of two
cubes:
2b 3c
Supply the missing
terms:
Factored Form (2b + 3c)(4𝑏2
- 6bc + 9𝑐2
)
(x + y)(𝒙 𝟐
- xy + 𝒚 𝟐
)
( + )[ 𝟐
- · + 𝟐
]
x y
2b 3c (2b) (3c)2b 3c
8. Difference of Two Cubes
𝒙 𝟑
− 𝒚 𝟑
= (x - y)(𝒙 𝟐
+ xy + 𝒚 𝟐
)
x = first term
F
y = last term
L F L 𝑳 𝟐𝑭 𝟐
F·L
(x - y)(𝒙 𝟐
+ xy + 𝒚 𝟐
)
FACTORED FORM
9. Factoring Difference of Two Cubes
𝟐𝟕𝒄 𝟑
- 𝒅 𝟑
= ( ) 𝟑
- ( ) 𝟑
Given:
Rewrite as difference of
two cubes:
3c d
Supply the missing
terms:
Factored Form (3c - d)(9𝑐2
+ 3cd + 𝑑2
)
(x - y)(𝒙 𝟐
+ xy + 𝒚 𝟐
)
( - )[ 𝟐
+ · + 𝟐
]
x y
3c d (3c) d(3c) d
10. Factoring Difference of Two Cubes
𝟖𝒆 𝟑
𝒇 𝟔
- 𝟏𝟐𝟓𝒈 𝟑
= ( ) 𝟑
- ( ) 𝟑
Given:
Rewrite as difference of
two cubes:
2e𝒇 𝟐 5g
Supply the missing
terms:
Factored Form
(2e𝑓2
- 5g)(4e2
𝑓4
+ 10e𝑓2
g + 25𝑔2
)
(x - y)(𝒙 𝟐
+ xy + 𝒚 𝟐
)
( - )[ 𝟐
+ · + 𝟐
]
x y
2e𝒇 𝟐
5g (2e𝒇 𝟐
) (5g)(2e𝒇 𝟐
) 5g
11. Factoring Difference of Two Cubes
64 - 𝒑 𝟔
= ( ) 𝟑
- ( ) 𝟑
Given:
Rewrite as difference of
two cubes:
4 𝒑 𝟐
Supply the missing
terms:
Factored Form
(2+p)(2-p)(16 + 4𝑝2
+ 𝑝4
)
(x - y)(𝒙 𝟐
+ xy + 𝒚 𝟐
)
( - )[ 𝟐
+ · + 𝟐
]
x y
4 𝒑 𝟐
4 (𝒑 𝟐
)4 𝒑 𝟐