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Algebra Difficulty 3.0 AMC 10/12 Prove it United Kingdom

(a) Find an integer solution of the equation x3+6x20=0x^3 + 6x - 20 = 0 and prove that the equation has no other real solutions.

(b) Let xx be 108+103108103\sqrt[3]{\sqrt{108} + 10} - \sqrt[3]{\sqrt{108} - 10}.

Prove that xx is equal to 22.

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