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Numbers from sum of cubes

Three numbers form an arithmetic progression. Their sum is 12 and the sum of their cubes is 408. Find the three numbers.

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H. S. Hall & S. R. Knight, Higher Algebra (1891) · Ch. IV. Arithmetical Progression, Examples IV.a, No. 22

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