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Infinite GP from sum and sum of cubes

An infinite geometric progression has sum and the sum of the cubes of its terms is . Determine the progression.

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H. S. Hall & S. R. Knight, Higher Algebra (1891) · Ch. V. Geometrical Progression, Examples V.a, No. 28

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