document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=8979>Question 8979</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I am having trouble solving the following problem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^3-8=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can you provide some help in solving this - there are three answers one of which is 2 but I cannot figure out the other two imaginary ones.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #4880 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><B>longjonsilver(2297)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=longjonsilver><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=4880\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> there should be an identity to factorise <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E3+-+a%5E3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E3+-+a%5E3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ... you have <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E3-2%5E3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E3-2%5E3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I just cannot lay my hands on it at the moment...that will give you (x-2) and a quadratic bracket...solve that to give you your 2 imaginary answers\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "jon.<BR>\n" );
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