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Old 05-08-2009, 12:50 PM
bas_I_am
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Re: anyone good at algebra?
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Originally Posted by bryantm3 View Post
There's no y, though— there's only one equation, and it's a binomial.
X to the power of 2/3, minus 9x to the power of 1/3, plus eight equals zero.


x^(2/3) - 9x^(1/3) + 8 = ( ³√x)² - 9(³√x) + 8

set y = ³√x

( ³√x)² - 9(³√x) + 8 y² - 9y + 8 = 0 → ( y - 8 )( y - 1) = 0

r = { 8, 1 }

r 8 → ³√x → 8³ = x = 512 → ( ³√512)² - 9(³√512) + 8 = 8² - 9(8) + 8 = 64 - 72 + 8 = 0
r 1 → = ³√x → 1³ = x = 1 → ( ³√1)² - 9(³√1) + 8 = 1² - 9(1) + 8 = 1 - 9 + 8 = 0

Last edited by bas_I_am; 05-08-2009 at 12:56 PM.
 

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