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Know your Cubes?
Know your Cubes?
Source:
March 9, 2006
geometry
3D geometry
Problem Statement
If the sum of two numbers is 1 and their product is 1, then the sum of their cubes is:
(A)
2
(B)
−
2
−
3
i
3
4
(C)
0
(D)
−
3
i
3
4
(E)
−
2
\text{(A)} \ 2 \qquad \text{(B)} \ -2-\frac{3i\sqrt{3}}{4} \qquad \text{(C)} \ 0 \qquad \text{(D)} \ -\frac{3i\sqrt{3}}{4} \qquad \text{(E)} \ -2
(A)
2
(B)
−
2
−
4
3
i
3
(C)
0
(D)
−
4
3
i
3
(E)
−
2
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