document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1116399>Question 1116399</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Given a+b=1, a^3 + b^3=16 and (a+b)^3 = a^3 +3a^2b +3ab^2 + b^3, find the value of a^2 + b^2.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #731284 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><B>Alan3354(69443)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><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=Alan3354><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=731284\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a+b=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a^3 + b^3=16<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sub 1-a for b<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a^3 + (1-a)^3 = 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a^3 + 1 -3a +3a^2 -a^3 = 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3a^2 - 3a - 15 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a^2 - a - 5 = 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " <TR><TD  ALIGN=MIDDLE>Solved by <A  rel=nofollow HREF=http://wiki.algebra.com/index.php/Tutoring_-_pluggable_solvers>pluggable</A> solver: <A  rel=nofollow HREF=solve_quadratic_equation.solver>SOLVE quadratic equation (work shown, graph etc)</A></TD></TR>\n" );
document.write( "<TR><TD  ALIGN=LEFT>Quadratic equation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (in our case <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1x%5E2%2B-1x%2B-5+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1x%5E2%2B-1x%2B-5+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >) has the following solutons:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5B12%5D+=+%28b%2B-sqrt%28+b%5E2-4ac+%29%29%2F2%5Ca ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B12%5D+=+%28b%2B-sqrt%28+b%5E2-4ac+%29%29%2F2%5Ca\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  For these solutions to exist, the <U>discriminant</U> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > should not be a negative number.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  First, we need to compute the discriminant <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac=%28-1%29%5E2-4%2A1%2A-5=21 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac=%28-1%29%5E2-4%2A1%2A-5=21\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Discriminant d=21 is greater than zero. That means that there are two solutions: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x%5B12%5D+=+%28--1%2B-sqrt%28+21+%29%29%2F2%5Ca ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x%5B12%5D+=+%28--1%2B-sqrt%28+21+%29%29%2F2%5Ca\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5B1%5D+=+%28-%28-1%29%2Bsqrt%28+21+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+2.79128784747792 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B1%5D+=+%28-%28-1%29%2Bsqrt%28+21+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+2.79128784747792\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "    <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5B2%5D+=+%28-%28-1%29-sqrt%28+21+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+-1.79128784747792 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B2%5D+=+%28-%28-1%29-sqrt%28+21+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+-1.79128784747792\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    Quadratic expression <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1x%5E2%2B-1x%2B-5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1x%5E2%2B-1x%2B-5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > can be factored:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1x%5E2%2B-1x%2B-5+=+%28x-2.79128784747792%29%2A%28x--1.79128784747792%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1x%5E2%2B-1x%2B-5+=+%28x-2.79128784747792%29%2A%28x--1.79128784747792%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "  Again, the answer is: 2.79128784747792, -1.79128784747792.\n" );
document.write( "Here's your graph:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a = x1, b = x2 or vice versa<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You do a^2 + b^2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You'll find a^2 + b^2 = 11, so there is more than one way to do it. </SPAN>\n" );
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