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number theory intermediate

Problem

Find a positive integer that is divisible by 18 and whose cube root is a number between 8 and 8.1.
Solution
We want an integer such that . Cubing each part of the inequality gives , or . We know is a multiple of 18, so we try to find a multiple of 18 in this range (we can do this by letting , and trying out different integer values of ). We find that is the only multiple of 18 in this range. So is the answer.
Final answer
522