Question
Factorise $: a^3 + 8b^3 + 64c^3 - 24abc$

Answer

$a^3 + 8b^3 + 64c^3 - 24abc$
$= a^3 + (2b)^3 + (4c)^3 - 3 \times a \times 2b \times 4c$
$= (a + 2b + 4c)[a^2 + (2b)^2 + (4c)^2 - a \times 2b - 2b \times 4c - 4c \times a]$
$= (a + 2b + 4c)(a^2 + 4b^2 + 16c^2 - 2ab - 8bc - 4ca)$

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