Question 60 • (OC27) ALG 2-1200330-S1-Degele-VOL7006P
Rewrite t12 – r3s15 as (t4)3 – (rs5)3. Apply the difference-of-cubes rule, x3 – y3 = (x – y)(x2 + xy + y2), with x = t4 and y = rs5. This gives (t4 – rs5)(t8 + rs5t4 + r2s10), which is choice B.
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