[tex]\sqrt[3]{2+\sqrt{5}}=a+b\sqrt{5}\Rightarrow 2+\sqrt{5}=a^3+15ab^2+\sqrt{5}(5b^3+3a^2b)\Rightarrow \left\{\begin{matrix} a^3+15ab^2=2\\ 5b^3+3a^2b=1 \end{matrix}\right.\Rightarrow a^3+15ab^2-2(5b^3+3a^2b)=0\Rightarrow a^3 - 6 a^2 b + 15 a b^2 - 10 b^3=0\Rightarrow (a - b) (a^2 - 5 a b + 10 b^2)\Rightarrow a=b\Rightarrow 16a^3=2\Rightarrow a=\frac{1}{2}=b[/tex]