83.0k views
5 votes
Tomas learned that the product of the polynomials (a+b)(a^2-ab+b^2) was a special pattern that would result in a sum of cubes, a^3+b^3. His teacher was put four products on the board and asked the class to identify which product would result in a sum of cubes if a=2x and b=y

Tomas learned that the product of the polynomials (a+b)(a^2-ab+b^2) was a special-example-1

1 Answer

5 votes

(2x+y)(4x²-2xy+y²)

Just replace a with 2x and b with y

User Tengu
by
8.2k points