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Find the cube of 3a1a3a - \dfrac{1}{a}, a ≠ 0;

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(3a1a)3=(3a)3(1a)33×3a×1a×(3a1a)=27a31a39(3a1a)=27a31a327a+9a.\Rightarrow \Big(3a - \dfrac{1}{a}\Big)^3 = (3a)^3 - \Big(\dfrac{1}{a}\Big)^3 - 3 \times 3a \times \dfrac{1}{a} \times \Big(3a - \dfrac{1}{a}\Big) \\[1em] = 27a^3 - \dfrac{1}{a^3} - 9\Big(3a - \dfrac{1}{a}\Big) \\[1em] = 27a^3 - \dfrac{1}{a^3} - 27a + \dfrac{9}{a}.

Hence, (3a1a)3=27a31a327a+9a.\Big(3a - \dfrac{1}{a}\Big)^3 = 27a^3 - \dfrac{1}{a^3} - 27a + \dfrac{9}{a}.

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