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								title: 'Problem 356: Largest roots of cubic polynomials'
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								challengeType: 5
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								forumTopicId: 302016
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								dashedName: problem-356-largest-roots-of-cubic-polynomials
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								# --description--
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								Let an be the largest real root of a polynomial g(x) = x3 - 2n·x2 + n.
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								For example, a2 = 3.86619826...
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								Find the last eight digits of.
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								Note: represents the floor function.
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								# --hints--
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								`euler356()` should return 28010159.
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								```js
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								assert.strictEqual(euler356(), 28010159);
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								# --seed--
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								## --seed-contents--
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								```js
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								function euler356() {
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								  return true;
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								euler356();
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								# --solutions--
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								```js
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								// solution required
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								```
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