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If the sum of two numbers is 11, and the sum of their squares is 99, find the sum of their cubes.

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If the sum of two numbers is 11, and the sum of their squares is 99, find the sum of their cubes.
posted Sep 3, 2015 by Upma

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4 Answers

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Best answer

a+b = 11
a^2+b^2=99
=>
(a+b)^2 = a^2+b^2+2ab
121=99+2ab
or
ab=11

Now lets look at
(a+b)(a^2+b^2) = a^3+ab(a+b)+b^3
11*99 = a^3+b^3+11*11
a^3+b^3 = 968

answer Sep 4, 2015 by Salil Agrawal
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Answer is 968

answer Sep 4, 2015 by Manoj Suryawanshi
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answer is 1210

answer Sep 3, 2015 by Justine Mtafungwa
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x+y=11
x(Square)+y(Square)=99
121-99=2xy
xy=11
x(Cube)+y(Cube)=11(99-11)
=11*88
=968

answer Sep 4, 2015 by anonymous



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