If a3 - b3 = 56  and a - b = 2, then what is the value of a2 + b2 ? - Zigya
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If a3 - b3 = 56  and a - b = 2, then what is the value of a2 + b?

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(a - b)3 = a3 - b3 - 3ab(a - b)
  (2)3 =   56 - 3ab(2)
   8 = 56 - 6ab
   6ab = 48
    ab = 8
(a - b)2 = a2 + b2 - 2ab
  (2)2   =  a2 + b2 - 2 x 8
   4     =  a2 + b2 - 16
∴  a2 + b2 = 20

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