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| | Hello, perash!
I got the first half . . .
I happened to notice that: .![\begin{array}{ccc}3 + 12\sqrt[3]{11} - 6\sqrt[3]{121} &=& \left(\sqrt[3]{11} - 2\right)^3 \\ \\[-3mm] 16 -27\sqrt[3]{11} + 9\sqrt[3]{121} &=& \left(3 - \sqrt[3]{11}\right)^3 \end{array} \begin{array}{ccc}3 + 12\sqrt[3]{11} - 6\sqrt[3]{121} &=& \left(\sqrt[3]{11} - 2\right)^3 \\ \\[-3mm] 16 -27\sqrt[3]{11} + 9\sqrt[3]{121} &=& \left(3 - \sqrt[3]{11}\right)^3 \end{array}](http://www.mathhelpforum.com/math-help/latex2/img/79819210b6bd4d717439e2928080272c-1.gif)
(a) Therefore: .![A + B \;=\;\sqrt[3]{\left(\sqrt[3]{11}-2\right)^3} + \sqrt[3]{\left(3-\sqrt[3]{11}\right)^3} \;=\;\left(\sqrt[3]{11} - 2\right) + \left(3 - \sqrt[3]{11}\right) \;=\;1 A + B \;=\;\sqrt[3]{\left(\sqrt[3]{11}-2\right)^3} + \sqrt[3]{\left(3-\sqrt[3]{11}\right)^3} \;=\;\left(\sqrt[3]{11} - 2\right) + \left(3 - \sqrt[3]{11}\right) \;=\;1](http://www.mathhelpforum.com/math-help/latex2/img/99fbb20bee797f19f6d8aaf231f298bd-1.gif) | 
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| | In your final solution wouldnt the cube route and the 3rd pwr cancel out? | 
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Originally Posted by sportsfan93b In your final solution wouldnt the cube root and the 3rd pwr cancel out? | what do you mean? they did cancel out...
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| | What do you mean? It did cancel out in part A or did I misunderstand your question?
Lol I was too slow.
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