Mister Exam

Factor polynomial x^3-y^6

An expression to simplify:

The solution

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 3    6
x  - y 
$$x^{3} - y^{6}$$
x^3 - y^6
Factorization [src]
         /       /          ___\\ /       /          ___\\
/     2\ |     2 |  1   I*\/ 3 || |     2 |  1   I*\/ 3 ||
\x - y /*|x - y *|- - - -------||*|x - y *|- - + -------||
         \       \  2      2   // \       \  2      2   //
$$\left(x - y^{2}\right) \left(x - y^{2} \left(- \frac{1}{2} - \frac{\sqrt{3} i}{2}\right)\right) \left(x - y^{2} \left(- \frac{1}{2} + \frac{\sqrt{3} i}{2}\right)\right)$$
((x - y^2)*(x - y^2*(-1/2 - i*sqrt(3)/2)))*(x - y^2*(-1/2 + i*sqrt(3)/2))
Combinatorics [src]
/     2\ / 2    4      2\
\x - y /*\x  + y  + x*y /
$$\left(x - y^{2}\right) \left(x^{2} + x y^{2} + y^{4}\right)$$
(x - y^2)*(x^2 + y^4 + x*y^2)
Numerical answer [src]
x^3 - y^6
x^3 - y^6