A team of runners is needed to run a 1/6 mile relay race. If each runner must run 1/36 mile, how many runners will be needed?

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answer:   (7x + 6y) ( 49x^2 - 42xy + 36y^2)

discussion:

in general, the factorization of a^3 + b^3 is

a^3 + b^ 3 = (a + b) ( a^2 - ab + b^2)

in our case note that 343 = 7^3 and 216 = 6^3 so the equation becomes:

343x^3 + 216y^3 = (7x)^3 + (6y)^3

if you think of a (above) as 7x and b as 6y the factorization becomes

343x^3 + 216y^3 =

((7x + 6y) (   (7x)^2 - 7x*6y + (6y)^2)   =

(7x + 6y) ( 49x^2 - 42xy + 36y^2)

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(a + b) (a^2 - a b + b^2)

3,6 and 7.

step-by-step explanation:

a) unit place of 37 is 7

so the unit place of cube of 37 will be

7³= 343=3

the answer is 3.

b) unit place of 56 is 6, so the unit place of cube of 56 will be

6³= 216=6

the answer is 6.

c) unit place of 133 is 3, so the unit place of cube of 133 will be

3³= 27= 7.

the answer is 7.

c-   36

taxicab circle radius 9 has 4(9) = 36 points