Factorise each of the following:
(i) 8a 3 + b 3 + 12a 2b + 6ab2
(ii) 8a 3 – b 3 – 12a 2b + 6ab2
(iii) 27 – 125a 3 – 135a + 225a 2
(iv) 64a 3 – 27b 3 – 144a 2b + 108ab2
(v) 27p 3 – \(\frac{1}{ 216}\) – \(\frac{9 }{ 2}\) p2 + \(\frac{1 }{4}\) p
Expand each of the following, using suitable identities:
(i) (x + 2y + 4z) 2 (ii) (2x – y + z) 2 (iii) (–2x + 3y + 2z) 2
(iv) (3a – 7b – c) 2 (v) (–2x + 5y – 3z) 2 (vi) [ \(\frac{1 }{ 4}\) a - \(\frac{1 }{ 2}\) b + 1]2