If a+b+c=11 and ab+ac+bc=25, then find a3+b3+c3−3abc.
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We have the factorization a3+b3+c3−3abc=(a+b+c)(a2+b2+c2−ab−ac−bc).Squaring the equation a+b+c=11, we get a2+b2+c2+2ab+2ac+2bc=121.Then a2+b2+c2−ab−ac−bc=121−3(ab+ac+bc)=121−75=46, so a3+b3+c3−3abc=11⋅46=506.