SOLUTION: find a real umber that exceeds its cube by 2

Question 96447: find a real umber that exceeds its cube by 2
Answer by longjonsilver(2297) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let the number be x, then:

So first find where . The solution to this is not straight forward and i don't have time to write it all down here, sorry. You can re-submit or ask your teacher, sorry.

cheers
Jon

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