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The sum of a positive number and its cube is 130. What is the value of the number?

Asked in SSC GD Constable · 2026
Cube and Cube Root · Quantitative Aptitude
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For prime factorization, group identical prime factors in sets of three to find a cube root.

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14UPSC Questions Asked in These Years:2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2026
10SSC Questions Asked in These Years:2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
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14State PSC Questions Asked in These Years:2002, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Cube Tricks has appeared in 46 previous-year exam questions, most frequently in UPSC, State PSC and SSC.
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