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Cubic Root Expansion and Approximation

If , shew that one value of is . Hence shew that is an approximate solution of the equation . To how many places of decimals is the result correct?

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H. S. Hall & S. R. Knight, Higher Algebra (1891) · Ch. XXII. Undetermined Coefficients, Examples XXII.b, No. 9

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Checked against the answer in H. S. Hall & S. R. Knight, Higher Algebra (1891).