Question
Factorise:$2\sqrt{2}\text{a}^3+16\sqrt{2}\text{b}^3+\text{c}^3-12\text{abc}$

Answer

$x =2\sqrt{2}\text{a}^3+16\sqrt{2}\text{b}^3+\text{c}^3-12\text{abc}$$=\big(\sqrt{2}\text{a}\big)^3+\big(2\sqrt{2}\text{b}\big)^3+\text{c}^3-3\times\big(\sqrt{2}\text{a}\big)\times\big(2\sqrt{2}\text{b}\big)\times(\text{c})$
$=\big(\sqrt{2}\text{a}+2\sqrt{2}\text{b}+\text{c}\big)\Big[\big(\sqrt{2}\text{a}\big)^2+(2\sqrt{2}\text{b})^2+\text{c}^2\\-\big(\sqrt{2}\text{a}\big)\times\big(2\sqrt{2}\text{b}\big)-\big(2\sqrt{2}\text{b}\big)\times(\text{c})-\big(\sqrt{2}\text{a}\big)\times(\text{c})\Big]$
$=\big(\sqrt{2}\text{a}+2\sqrt{2}\text{b}+\text{c}\big)\big(2\text{a}^2+8\text{b}^2+\text{c}^2-4\text{ab}-2\sqrt{2\text{bc}}-\sqrt{2}\text{ac}\big)$

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