SOLUTION: If a^2-b^2=5 and a^3+b^3=35 then what is the value of a and b?

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Question 894325: If a^2-b^2=5 and a^3+b^3=35 then what is the value of a and b?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a%5E2=5%2Bb%5E2
In these graphs, y=a and x=b
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a%5E3=35-b%5E3

One solution occurs at b=2 and a=3
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The other solution is a little more difficult to pick out graphically.
b=-4.39 and a=4.93.