<s>[INST] How find this sum $\sum_{k=1}^{n}\sqrt[3]{a_{k}}$ let sequence $\{a_{n}\}$ such 

$$(6k^2+2-a_{k})^3=27(4k^6+3k^4+3k^2-1)a_{k}$$
  for all $k\ge 1$, then compute
  $$\sum_{k=1}^{n}\sqrt[3]{a_{k}}$$

My try: I have note

$$(4k^6+3k^4+3k^2-1)=(2k-1)(2k+1)(k^2-k+1)(k^2+k+1)$$
  then
  $$6k^2+2-a_{k}=3\sqrt[3]{(2k-1)(2k+1)(k^2-k+1)(k^2+k+1)a_{k}}$$

Then I can't.Thank you very much
 [/INST] An interesting observation is if one define $u_k=k^3+(k+1)^3$, then the defining equation of $a_k$ can be simplified as 
$$(u_k - u_{k-1} - a_k)^3 = 27 u_k u_{k-1} a_k\tag{*1}$$
Compare this with the algebraic identity
$$\left(x^3 - y^3 - (x-y)^3\right)^3 = 27 x^3 y^3 (x-y)^3$$
One will suspect
$$\sqrt[3]{a_k} = \sqrt[3]{u_k} - \sqrt[3]{u_{k-1}}$$
is a solution of $(*1)$. For $k \ge 1$ where $u_k > u_{k-1} > 0$, we can 
verify this is indeed the case by direct substitution. As a result,
$$\sum_{k=1}^n\sqrt[3]{a_k} = \sqrt[3]{u_n} - \sqrt[3]{u_0} = \sqrt[3]{n^3 + (n+1)^3} - 1$$
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