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What does it mean to cube the number 18?

It means to find the cube root of 18.
It means to raise the number 18 to the exponent 2.
It means to find the square root of 18.
It means to raise the number 18 to the exponent 3.

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Answer:x+y=36

xy=256

x=256/y

256/y + y = 36

256/y + y²/y = 36y/y

y² - 36y +256 = 0

use the quadratic formula to get 18+2√17 and 18-2√17. ugly numbers but they work!

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