Question
Factorise:
$x^3 - 3x^2+ 3x + 7$

Answer

$x^3 - 3x^2+ 3x + 7$
$= x^3 - 3x^2+ 3x - 1 + 8$
$= (x^3 - 3x^2+ 3x - 1) + 8$
$= (x - 1)^3 + 2^3$
$= (x - 1 + 2)[(x - 1)^2 - (x - 1)(2) + 2^2]$
$= (x + 1)(x^2 - 2x + 1 - 2x + 2 + 4)$
$= (x + 1)(x^2 - 4x + 7)$

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