Rational root theorem are found, they can be factored out of the polynomial, resulting in a polynomial of lower degree whose roots are also roots of the original polynomial. The general cubic equation with integer coefficients has three solutions in the complex plane. If it is found by the rational root test that there are no rational solutions, then the only way to express the solutions algebraically is to use cube roots. But if the test finds three rational solutions, then the cube roots are avoided. And if precisely one rational solution "r" is found to exist, then ("x" – "r") can be
Cube (algebra) if and only if one can arrange solid unit cubes into a larger, solid cube. For example, 27 small cubes can be arranged into one larger one with the appearance of a Rubik's Cube, since . The difference between the cubes of consecutive integers can be expressed as follows: or There is no minimum perfect cube, since the cube of a negative integer is negative. For example, . Unlike perfect squares, perfect cubes do not have a small number of possibilities for the last two digits. Except for cubes divisible by 5, where only 25, 75 and 00 can be