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Quadratics and Cubics, SMB-044

Solve for `a` given  `8a^3+21=0.`

Round your answer to two decimal places.  (2 marks)

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`a=-1.38`

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`8a^3+21` `=0`
`8a^3` `=-21`
`a^3` `=-21/8`
`a` `=-root3(21/8)`
  `=-1.379…`
  `= -1.38`

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