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Day II Problems 13: Find value of $a^2+b^2$ if $a^3-3ab^2=39..(1)$ $b^3-3a^2b=26..(2)$ Consider $(1)^2+(2)^2=(a^2+b^2)^3=39^2+26^2=13^3$
then $a^2+b^2=13$