Question

1. Which shows the factoring pattern for the sum of cubes?

Answer 1

The solution to the questions are:

• The expression that represents the factoring pattern is (a + b)(a² - ab + b²)
• The solutions of the equation x³ + 2x² - 9x = 18 are x = -3, x = 3 and x = -2
• The other roots are x = -3 and x = 2
• The result of subtracting the expressions is - x³ + x² + 2x - 2
• The largest multiplicity is 1

Factoring pattern for the sum of cubes

As a general rule, the sum of cubes x³ and y³ is:

x³ + y³= (x+y)(x² - xy + y²)

Replace x with a and y with b

a³ + b³= (a + b)(a² - ab + b²)

Hence, the expression that represents the factoring pattern is (a + b)(a² - ab + b²)

The solutions of the polynomial

The equation is given as:

x³ + 2x² - 9x = 18

Subtract 18 from both sides

x³ + 2x² - 9x - 18 = 0

Factorize the expression

x²(x + 2) - 9(x + 2) = 0

Factor out x + 2

(x²- 9)(x + 2) = 0

Express x²- 9 as a difference of two squares

(x + 3)(x - 3)(x + 2) = 0

Split

(x + 3)  = 0 or (x - 3)  = 0 or (x + 2) = 0

Remove brackets

x + 3  = 0 or x - 3  = 0 or x + 2 = 0

Solve for x

x = -3, x = 3 and x = -2

Hence, the solutions of the equation x³ + 2x² - 9x = 18 are x = -3, x = 3 and x = -2

The other roots of the polynomial

The polynomial equation is given as:

0 = x³ + 2x² - 5x - 6

Rewrite as:

x³ + 2x² - 5x - 6 = 0

Factorize the expression on the left-hand side

(x + 3)(x + 1)(x - 2) = 0

Split

x + 3 = 0 or x + 1 = 0 or x - 2 = 0

Solve for x

x = -3 or x = -1 or x = 2

Hence, the other roots are x = -3 and x = 2

Subtract the expressions

The expression is given as:

(x² - 1) - (x³ - 2x + 1)

Expand

x² - 1 - x³ + 2x - 1

Collect like terms

- x³ + x² + 2x - 1 - 1

Evaluate the like terms

- x³ + x² + 2x - 2

Hence, the result of subtracting the expressions is - x³ + x² + 2x - 2

The largest multiplicity of the polynomial

The polynomial is given as:

y = (x² - 1)(x + 2)(x + 4)

Express x² - 1 as a difference of two squares

y = (x - 1)(x + 1)(x + 2)(x + 4)

The power of each factor in the above expression is 1.

This means that the largest multiplicity is 1

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