(a + b)^3 = a^3 + 3a^2b + 3ab^2 + b^3

Let a = -2:

(-2 + b)^3 = (-2)^3 + 3(-2)^2b + 3(-2)b^2 + b^3

= -8 + 12b - 6b^2 + b^3

If b is a cube root of -8, then (-2 + b)^3 = -8. Substituting this into the equation above, we have:

-8 = -8 + 12b - 6b^2 + b^3

Simplifying this equation:

b^3 - 6b^2 + 12b = 0

Factorizing b out, we get:

b(b^2 - 6b + 12) = 0

Using the quadratic formula to solve for the roots of b^2 - 6b + 12 = 0, we get:

b = (6 ± √(6^2 - 4(1)(12))) / 2
= 3 ± i√3

∴, the cube roots of -8 are -2, 3 + i√3, and 3 - i√3.

Alternatively:

∛a = ∛|a| * (cos(θ) + i sin(θ))^k, where k = 0, 1, or 2, and θ is given by:

θ = arccos(-1/2) = 2π/3

So, the three cube roots of -8 are:

∛(-8) = ∛|(-8)| * (cos(2π/3) + i sin(2π/3))^0 = 2 * (1 + i√3)/2 (using Euler's formula) = 1 - i√3

∛(-8) = ∛|(-8)| * (cos(2π/3) + i sin(2π/3))^1 = 2 * (-1/2 + i√3/2) (using Euler's formula) = -1 - i√3
∛(-8) = ∛|(-8)| * (cos(2π/3) + i sin(2π/3))^2 = 2 * (-1/2 - i√3/2) (using Euler's formula) = 1 + i√3

Therefore, the three cube roots of -8 are -2 times the cube roots of 1, which are 1 - i√3, -1 - i√3, and
1 + i√3.