a+b=3, a^5 + b^5=?
a+b=3
1+2=3
a^5+b^5
1^5+2^5
1+32=33
a^5+b^5=32
32 must be the answer unless it is in decimals.
Good try, lynx...but notice that it might also be true that
a + b = 3
0 + 3 = 3
So........
0^5 + 3^5 = 243 !!!!
there could be two answers well spotted cphill
Actually....I think an infinite number of things could work
Note
-3 + 6 = 3
But
(-3)^5 + 6^5 = 7533
