Mister Exam

Factor polynomial a^3-64

An expression to simplify:

The solution

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a  - 64
$$a^{3} - 64$$
a^3 - 64
Factorization [src]
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(a - 4)*\a + 2 + 2*I*\/ 3 /*\a + 2 - 2*I*\/ 3 /
$$\left(a - 4\right) \left(a + \left(2 + 2 \sqrt{3} i\right)\right) \left(a + \left(2 - 2 \sqrt{3} i\right)\right)$$
((a - 4)*(a + 2 + 2*i*sqrt(3)))*(a + 2 - 2*i*sqrt(3))
Numerical answer [src]
-64.0 + a^3
-64.0 + a^3
Combinatorics [src]
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(-4 + a)*\16 + a  + 4*a/
$$\left(a - 4\right) \left(a^{2} + 4 a + 16\right)$$
(-4 + a)*(16 + a^2 + 4*a)