Re: arithmetic problem



In article <Pine.BSI.4.58.0504030547270.24670@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
William Elliot <marsh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Sat, 2 Apr 2005, RichD wrote:
>
> > Evaluate the following expression, without using series approximations:
> >
> > (10 + 108^(1/2))^(1/3) - (-10 + 108^(1/2))^(1/3)
> >
> > Show your work.

Hint: Consider (a-b)*(a^2 + a*b + b^3) = a^3 - b^3
.