8(x-8)^3-1728

Answer 1

are you factoring?
If so, I see a difference of cubes pattern
8(x-8)^3-1728
= 8[(x-8)^3 - 216]
= 8(x-8 - 6)((x-8)^2 + 6(x-8) + 36)
= 8(x-14)(x^2 - 16x + 64 + 6x - 48 + 36)
= 8(x-14)(x^2 - 10x + 52)