Question
Factorize the following expressions: $2\sqrt{2}\text{a}^3+16\sqrt{2}\text{b}^3+\text{c}^3-12\text{abc}$

Answer

$2\sqrt{2}\text{a}^3+16\sqrt{2}\text{b}^3+\text{c}^3-12\text{abc}$
$=\big(\sqrt{2}\text{a}\big)^3+\big(2\sqrt{2}\text{b}\big)^3+(\text{c})^3-3\times\sqrt{2}\text{a}\times2\sqrt{2}\text{b}\times\text{c}$
$=\big(\sqrt{2}\text{a}+2\sqrt{2}\text{b})+\text{c}\big)\Big(\big(\sqrt{2}\text{a}\big)^2+\big(2\sqrt{2}\text{b})^2+\text{c}^2$
$\big(\sqrt{2}\text{a}\big)\big(2\sqrt{2}\text{b}\big)-\big(2\sqrt{2}\text{b}\big)\text{c}-\big(\sqrt{2}\text{a}\big)\text{c}\Big)$
$=\big(\sqrt{2}\text{a}+2\sqrt{2}\text{b}+\text{c}\big)\big(2\text{a}^2+8\text{b}^2+\text{c}^2-4\text{ab}-2\sqrt{2}\text{bc}-\sqrt{2}\text{ac}\big)$
$\therefore2\sqrt{2}\text{a}^3+16\sqrt{2}\text{b}^3+\text{c}^3-12\text{abc}$
$=\big(\sqrt{2}\text{a}+2\sqrt{2}\text{b}+\text{c}\big)\big(2\text{a}^2+8\text{b}^2+\text{c}^2-4\text{ab}-2\sqrt{2}\text{bc}-\sqrt{2}\text{ac}\big)$

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