hello, could someone help me with this question?

[azure garnet]

444^3 - 443 x 444 x 445

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[spiral cypress]

what is 445 and 443

related to 444

[azure garnet]

one's higher by one and the other's lower by one?

i don't know the a mathematical term for that, sadly

[spiral cypress]

yes

[azure garnet]

i'm following

[spiral cypress]

so 444^3 - (444-1)(444+1)(444)

[azure garnet]

makes perfect sense yeah

i did that but didn't know where to go from there

[spiral cypress]

(a-1)(a+1)

a^2 - 1

(444-1)(444+1)

[azure garnet]

so we've got

[spiral cypress]

difference of squares

[azure garnet]

444^3 - 444^2 -1 x 444

[azure garnet]

you're right, should've seen that, thanks!

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[spiral cypress]

np

[azure garnet]

i apologize, i'm still slumped on what comes next, could you assist me?

so far I've got 444 x 444^2 - 444^2 -1 x 444

444 x 444^2 -1 -1 x 444?

444^2 x 444^2 -2?

i think i might've messed this up

alright i've actually got it! i figured it out

wouldn't have done it without your help

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