Question:
Three numbers are to one another 2 : 3 : 4. The sum of their cubes is 0.334125. Find the numbers.
Solution:
Let the numbers be 2x, 3x and 4x.
According to the question:
$(2 x)^{3}+(3 x)^{3}+(4 x)^{3}=0.334125$
$\Rightarrow 8 x^{3}+27 x^{3}+64 x^{3}=0.334125$
$\Rightarrow 8 x^{3}+27 x^{3}+64 x^{3}=0.334125$\
$\Rightarrow 99 x^{3}=0.334125$
$\Rightarrow x=\sqrt[3]{\frac{3375}{1000000}}$
$\Rightarrow x=\frac{\sqrt[3]{3375}}{\sqrt[3]{1000000}}$
$\Rightarrow x=\frac{15}{100}=0.15$
Thus, the numbers are:
$2 \times 0.15=0.30$
$3 \times 0.15=0.45$
$4 \times 0.15=0.60$