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(i) 1000a3+27b6
= (10a)3 + (3b2)6
Using x3 + y3 = (x = y)(x2 - xy + y2)
= (10a + 3b2)[(10a)2 - (10a)(3b2) + (3b2)2]
= (10a + 3b2)(100a2 - 30ab2 + 9b4)
(ii) 1-216 z3
= 1 – (6z)3
Using x3 – y3 = (x – y)(x2 + xy + y2)
= (1 – 6z)(12 + 1(6z) + (6z)2)
= (1 – 6z)(1 + 6z + 36z2)
(iii) m4 - m
= m(m3 – 1)
= m(m3 – 13)
Using x3 – y3 = (x – y)(x2 + xy + y2)
= m(m – 1)(m2 + m + 1)
(iv) 192a3+3
= 3(64a3 + 1)
= 3[(4a)3 + 13]
Using x3 + y3 = (x + y)(x2 – xy + y2)
= 3(4a + 1)[(4a)2 – 4a + 1]
= 3(4a + 1)(16a2 – 4a + 1)
(v) 16a4x3 + 54ay3
= 2a(8a3x3 + 27y3)
= 2a[(2ax)3 + (3y)3]
Using x3 + y3 = (x + y)(x2 – xy + y2)
= 2a(2ax + 3y)[(2ax)2 – 2ax(3y) + (3y)2]
= 2a(2ax + 3y)(4a2x2 – 6axy + 9y2)
(vi) 729a3 b3 c3-125
= (9abc)3 - 53
= (9abc – 5)[(9abc)2 + 9abc(5) + 52]
= (9abc – 5)(81a2b2c2 + 45abc + 25)
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Using x3 - y3 = (x - y)(x2 + xy + y2)

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Using x3 – y3 = (x – y)(x2 + xy + y2)

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(ix)x3 + 3x2y + 3xy2 + 2y3
= x3 + y3 + 3x2y + 3xy2 + y3
= (x + y)3 + y3
[∵ a3 + b3 + 3a2b + 3ab2 = (a + b)3]
= (x + y + y)[(x + y)2 - (x + y)y + y2]
[Using x3 – y3 = (x + y)(x2 - xy + y2)]
= (x + 2y)(x2 + y2 - xy - y2 + y2)
= (x + 2y)(x2 – xy + y2)
(x) 1 + 9x + 27x2 + 28x3
= 27x3 + 1 + 27x2 + 9x + x3
= (3x)3 + 13 + 3(3x)3(1) + 3(3x)(1)2
= (3x + 1)3 + x3
[∵ a3 + b3 + 3a2b + 3ab2 = (a + b)3]
Now, Using x3 + y3 = (x + y)(x2 - xy + y2)
= (3x + 1 + x)[(3x + 1)2 - (3x + 1)x + x2]
= (4x + 1)(9x2 + 6x + 1 - 3x2 - x + x2)
= (4x + 1)(7x2 + 5x + 1)
(xi) x3 – 9y3 – 3xy(x-y)
x3 – y3 – 3xy (x – y) – 8y3
[∵ x3 – y3 = x3 – y3 – 3xy (x – y)]
= (x – y)3 – (2y)3
= (x – y – (2y)) [(x – y)2 + (x – y) (2y) + (2y)2]
[Using x3 + y3 = (x + y) (x2 – xy + y2)]
= (x -3 y) (x2 + y2 – 2xy + 2xy – 2y2 + 4y2)
= (x - 3y) (x2 + 3y2)
(xii)8 – a3 + 3a2b – 3ab2 + b3
= b3 – a3 – 3ab2 + 3a2b + 8
Now, As (x + y)3 = x3 + y3 + 3x2y + 3xy2
= (b – a)3 + 23
Using x3 + y3 = (x + y) (x2 - xy + y2)
= (b – a + 2) [(b – a)2 - (b – a)2 + 22]
= (b – a + 2) (b2 + a2 – 2ab - 2b + 2a + 4)
(xiii) x6+3x4 b2+3x2 b4+b6+a3b3
= (x2)3 + (b2)3 + 3(x2)2(b2) + 3(x2)(b2)2 + a3b3
As (x + y)3 = x3 + y3 + 3x2y + 3xy2
= (x2 + b2)3 + (ab)3
Using x3 + y3 = (x + y)(x2 – xy + y2)
= (x2 + b2 + ab)[(x2 + b2)2 - (x2 + b2)ab + a2b2]
(xiv) x6 + 27
= (x2)3 + (3)3
Using x3 + y3 = (x + y)(x2 – xy + y2)
= (x2 + 3)[(x2)2 - 3x2 + 32)
= (x2 + 3)(x4 - 3x2 + 9)
(xv)x6 – y6
= (x3)2 – (y3)2
Using (a2 – b2) = (a – b)(a + b)
= (x3 – y3)(x3 + y3)
Using x3 – y3 = (x – y)(x2 + xy + y2) and
x3 + y3 = (x + y)(x2 – xy + y2)
= (x – y)(x2 + xy + y2)(x + y)(x2 – xy + y2)
(xvi) x12 – y12
= (x6)2 – (y6)2
Using (a2 – b2) = (a – b)(a + b)
= (x6 – y6)(x6 + y6)
= [(x3)2 – (y3)2 �][(x2)3 + (y2)3]
Using (a2 – b2) = (a – b)(a + b)
= (x3 – y3)(x3 + y3)[(x2)3 + (y2)3]
Using x3 – y3 = (x – y)(x2 + xy + y2) and
x3 + y3 = (x + y)(x2 – xy + y2)
= (x – y)(x2 + xy + y2)(x + y)(x2 – xy + y2)(x2 + y2)(x4 - x2y2 + x6y6)
(xvii) m3 -n3-m(m2-n2 )+n(m-n)2
Using x3 – y3 = (x – y)(x2 + xy + y2) and
Using (a2 – b2) = (a – b)(a + b)
= (m – n)(m2 + mn + n2) – m(m – n)(m + n) + n(m – n)2
Taking (m – n) as common, we get
= (m – n)[m2 + mn + n2 – m(m + n) + n(m – n)]
= (m – n)(m2 + mn + n2 – m2 – mn + mn – n2)
= (m – n)mn
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