Page 9: Ramanujan and 3^3+4^3+5^3 = 6^3
"Ramanujan and The Cubic Equation 3^3+4^3+5^3 = 6^3"

Using this intriguing equation, Ramanujan found the identity,

(3x^2+5xy-5y^2)^3+(4x^2-4xy+6y^2)^3+(5x^2-5xy-3y^2)^3 = (6x^2-4xy+4y^2)^3

and asked for more examples of solving
cubic quadruples a^3+b^3+c^3+d^3 = 0 in terms of quadratic forms.

We answer this question by providing a nice general identity that, starting with
any quadruple (a,b,c,d), can generate a quadratic form identity.  Furthermore, it can go beyond quadruples so we can use other interesting equations like

     11^3+12^3+13^3+14^3 = 20^3, and,

     31^3+33^3+35^3+37^3+39^3+41^3 = 66^3.

(
New!): "A Collection of Algebraic Identities" by this author.
Choose your format:
RamCube.htm
RamCube.pdf
See also:
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/DiophantineEquation3rdPowers.html
For those who wish to verify the four identities in the paper, the Microsoft Word file below should facilitate "cut-and- paste" to a computer algebra system like the free site www.quickmath.com.
RamCube.doc
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