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Factorise the following:

8x3127y38x^3 - \dfrac{1}{27y^3}.

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8x3127y3=(2x)3(13y)38x^3 - \dfrac{1}{27y^3} = (2x)^3 - \Big(\dfrac{1}{3y}\Big)^3

We know that,

a3 - b3 = (a - b)(a2 + ab + b2)

(2x)3(13y)3=(2x13y)[(2x)2+2x.13y+(13y)2]=(2x13y)(4x2+2x3y+19y2).\therefore (2x)^3 - \Big(\dfrac{1}{3y}\Big)^3 = \Big(2x - \dfrac{1}{3y}\Big)\Big[(2x)^2 + 2x.\dfrac{1}{3y} + \Big(\dfrac{1}{3y}\Big)^2\Big] \\[1em] = \Big(2x - \dfrac{1}{3y}\Big)\Big(4x^2 + \dfrac{2x}{3y} + \dfrac{1}{9y^2}\Big).

Hence, 8x3127y3=(2x13y)(4x2+2x3y+19y2).8x^3 - \dfrac{1}{27y^3} = \Big(2x - \dfrac{1}{3y}\Big)\Big(4x^2 + \dfrac{2x}{3y} + \dfrac{1}{9y^2}\Big).

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