Answer a^3+3a^2+3a+2 =(a^3+2a^2+a)+a^2+2a+2 =a(a+1)^2+(a+1)^2+1 =(a+1)^3+1 =(a+2)[(a+1)^2-(a+1)+1] =(a+2)(a^2+2a+1- a-1+1) =(a+2)(a^2+a+1) Steven Zheng posted 3 years ago