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Given that (x−2) is a factor of

x3−8

use long division to completely factorise the expression.

Hence, prove that 2 is the only real cube root of 8.


When doing the long division, you'll need to use

x3+0x2+0x−8

If x3=8 then x3−8=0. Express this equation in factorised form and use the discriminant to argue that there's only one real solution.