Why is $\sqrt[3]{18+5\sqrt{13}} + \sqrt[3]{18-5\sqrt{13}} = 3$?

Hint :$$a=\sqrt[3]{18+5\sqrt{13}} + \sqrt[3]{18-5\sqrt{13}}=b+c \\a^3=b^3+c^3+3bc(b+c)\\ a^3=18+5\sqrt{13}+18-5\sqrt{13}+3\sqrt[3]{18+5\sqrt{13}}.\sqrt[3]{18-5\sqrt{13}}(a)\\a^3=36+3\sqrt[3]{324-325}a\\a^3=36-3a$$solve for a $$a^3+3a-36=(a-3)(a^2+3a+12)=0 \to a=3$$

Let $(a + b\sqrt{13})^3 = (18 + 5\sqrt{13})$ for $a, b \in \Bbb Q$

Expanding the LHS gives,

$$(a^3 + 39 ab^2 - 18 ) +\sqrt{13}(3a^2 b + 13 b^3 - 5) = 0$$,

From this we get,

$$\begin{cases}a^3 + 39 ab^2 - 18 = 0 \\ 3a^2 b + 13 b^3 - 5 = 0\end{cases}$$

Solving the system give $ a = \dfrac 32$ and $ b = \dfrac12$

Therefore

$$\sqrt[3]{(18 + 5\sqrt{13})} = \dfrac 32 +\dfrac12\sqrt{13}$$

Similarly,

$$\sqrt[3]{(18 - 5\sqrt{13})} = \dfrac 32 -\dfrac12\sqrt{13}$$

Hence the sum is $3$.

$$\left(\sqrt[3]{18+5\sqrt{13}} + \sqrt[3]{18-5\sqrt{13}}\right)^3=$$ $$=18+5\sqrt{13}+18-5\sqrt{13}+3\sqrt[3]{18+5\sqrt{13}} \sqrt[3]{18-5\sqrt{13}}\left(\sqrt[3]{18+5\sqrt{13}} + \sqrt[3]{18-5\sqrt{13}}\right)=$$ $$=36+3\sqrt[3]{-1}\left(\sqrt[3]{18+5\sqrt{13}} + \sqrt[3]{18-5\sqrt{13}}\right)=$$ $$=36-3\left(\sqrt[3]{18+5\sqrt{13}} + \sqrt[3]{18-5\sqrt{13}}\right).$$ Now, let $\sqrt[3]{18+5\sqrt{13}} + \sqrt[3]{18-5\sqrt{13}}=x.$

Thus, $$x^3=36-3x$$ or $$x^3-3x^2+3x^2-9x+12x-36=0$$ or $$(x-3)(x^2+3x+12)=0,$$ which gives $x=3$.

But I think the best way in this formulation it's the way by using $$a^3+b^3+c^3-3abc=(a+b+c)(a^2+b^2+c^2-ab-ac-bc).$$ Now, we need to prove that $$18+5\sqrt{13}+18-5\sqrt{13}-27-3\cdot(-3)\sqrt[3]{18+5\sqrt{13}}\cdot\sqrt[3]{18-5\sqrt{13}}=0$$ or $$36-27-3(-3)(-1)=0,$$ which is true.

Done!