Pre-Algebra Examples

$w^{3} + y^{3}$

Step 1

Since both terms are perfect cubes, factor using the sum of cubes formula, $a^{3} + b^{3} = (a + b) (a^{2} - a b + b^{2})$ where $a = w$ and $b = y$ .

$(w + y) (w^{2} - w y + y^{2})$