Question: Factorise
$(2 a+1)^{3}+(a-1)^{3}$
Solution:
$(2 a+1)^{3}+(a-1)^{3}$
$=(2 a+1+a-1)\left[(2 a+1)^{2}+(a-1)^{2}-(2 a+1)(a-1)\right]$
$=(3 a)\left[4 a^{2}+1+4 a+a^{2}+1-2 a-2 a^{2}+2 a-a+1\right]$
$=3 a\left[3 a^{2}+3 a+3\right]=9 a\left(a^{2}+a+1\right)$