Can you factorize this expression please, x12 - y12 = ?
x12 – y12 = x6 × 2 – y6 × 2 = (x6)2 – (y6)2
= (x6 – y6) (x6 + y6)
= ((x3)2 – (y3)2) ((x2)3 + (y2)3)
= (x3 – y3) (x3 + y3) (x2 + y2) ((x)2 – x2y2 + (y2)2 )
= (x – y) (x2 + xy + y2) (x + y) (x2 – xy + y2) (x2 + y2) (x4 – x2y2 + y4)