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Which expression is a sum of cubes?

-27a3b6+8a9b12
-9ab6 +9610
9ab6 + 8a12
27a3b8+8a9b12

User Lolly
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Answer:

The first possible answer, -27a³b^6 + 8a^9b^12, is the sum of cubes.

Explanation:

The middle two possible answers involve " a " with no exponent, so these could not be correct.

Looking at the first and fourth possible answers, we see that the first term of -27a3b6+8a9b12 is a perfect cube; it could be re-written as (-3ab²)³. The second term could be rewritten as (2a³b^4)³. So the first possible ansswer is the SUM of CUBES.

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