Monday, December 14, 2015

Solve for x : x^3 = 243

We'll solve the equation using the difference of cubes
formula:


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


We'll write 243 =
9*3^3


x^3 - 9*3^3 = {x - 3*[3^(2/3)]}(x^2 + 3x*[3^(2/3)] +
27[3^(1/3)])


x - 3*[3^(2/3)] =
0


The real solution of the equation is: x =
3*[3^(2/3)]

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