Remember: (You can simplify by expanding out)
a^3 + b^3 = (a + b)(a^2 - ab + b^2)
and
a^2 + b^2 = (a + b)^2 - 2ab
Substituting in, you get:
(a + b)(a^2 - ab + b^2) = 812 + (a + b)^2 - 2ab
14[(a + b)^2 - 2ab - ab] = 812 + 196 - 2ab
14(196 - 3ab) = 1008 - 2ab
2744 - 42ab = 1008 - 2ab
1736 = 40ab
ab = 43.4
a + b = 14
Write a quadratic equation using vieta's formula:
x^2 - 14x + 43.4 = 0. x is the values of a and b.
a and b are 14 +- sqrt(22.4)) / 2