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Which is the correct factorisation of b³ − 27?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: (b − 3)(b² + 3b + 9)

The direct answer is A: (b − 3)(b² + 3b + 9). Since 27 = 3³, the expression is b³ − 3³, a difference of cubes. Apply u³ − v³ = (u − v)(u² + uv + v²), with u = b and v = 3. This gives (b − 3)(b² + 3b + 9). Expanding confirms it: b(b² + 3b + 9) − 3(b² + 3b + 9) = b³ + 3b² + 9b − 3b² − 9b − 27 = b³ − 27. Option B is the sum-of-cubes pattern and would begin with b³ + 27, not b³ − 27. Option C incorrectly uses 9 instead of the cube root 3; 9³ is not 27. Option D has the correct first factor but wrong signs in the quadratic factor, so its expansion contains an unwanted −6b term. Memory cue: in u³ − v³, the first bracket has a minus, while all three terms of the second bracket are positive.

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Difference Of CubesAlgebraic IdentityFactorisationExploring Algebraic IdentitiesMathematicsClass 9 Mcq

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