Problem based on Algebraic identities Algebraic identities:
$$(a+b)^2 = a^2 + b^2 + 2ab$$
$$(a-b)^2 = a^2 + b^2 - 2ab$$
Other identities can also come to solve this question?
If $x + 1/x = 5$ and $x^2 + 1/x^3 = 8$, then what would be the value of $x^3 + 1/x^2$?
Possible answers:
a- 215
b- 125
c- 256
d- 525

One more useful identity is $(a + b)^3 = a^3 + 3a^2b + 3ab^2 + b^3$. The answer is 125.
