(2x + 3y + 4z) (4x2 + 9y2 + 16z2 - 6xy - 12yz - 8xz) = ?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
a3 + b3 + c3 – 3abc = (a + b + c) (a2 + b2 + c2 – ab – bc – ca)
(2x)3 + (3y)3 + (4z)3 – 3 × 2x × 3y × 4z = (2x + 3y + 4z) (2x2 + 3y2 + 4z2 – 2x × 3y – 3y × 4z – 2x × 4z)
= 8x3 + 27y3 + 64z3 – 72xyz = (2x + 3y + 4z) (4x2 + 9y2 + 16z2 – 6xy – 12yz – 8xz)