The first step in this is to separate \(a^2\) from the rest of the function.
\(a^2-3a+9=0\) becomes \(a^2=3a-9\).
Now there is just one step to find \(a^3\). Can you take it from here?
a^2 -3a + 9 = 0 subtract 9 from both sides
a^2 - 3a = -9 complete the square on a
a^2 - 3a + 9/4 = -9 + 9/4
(a - 3/2)^2 = -27/4 take both roots
a - 3/2 = ±√ [-27] / 2
a = [3 ± 3i√3 ]
_________
2
When a = [ 3 + 3i√ 3]
__________ then a^3 =
2
( [ 3 + 3i√ 3] / 2)^2 ( [3 + 3i√ 3 ] / 2 ) =
[ 9 + 18i√3 + 9i^2 (3) ]
_______________ * ( [ 3 + 3i√3] / 2) =
4
[ -18 + 18i√3 ]
_____________ ( [ 3 + 3i√3 ] / 2 ) =
4
[ -9 + 9i√3] [ 3 + 3i√3]
__________ * __________ =
2 2
[-27 + 27i√3 + 27i√3 - 27*3 ] [ -27 * 4 ]
______________________ = __________ = -27
4 4
The same result is obtained for a^3 when a = ( 3 - 3i√3 ) / 2