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Solution - Simplifying radicals

x=4*root[3]9=8.3203
x=4*root[3]{9}=8.3203

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Simplifying radicals

Step by Step Solution

Reformatting the input :

Changes made to your input should not affect the solution:

 (1): "x3"   was replaced by   "x^3". 

Rearrange:

Rearrange the equation by subtracting what is to the right of the equal sign from both sides of the equation :

                     576-(x^3)=0 

Step by step solution :

Step  1  :

Trying to factor as a Difference of Cubes:

 1.1      Factoring:  576-x3 

Theory : A difference of two perfect cubes,  a3 - b3 can be factored into
              (a-b) • (a2 +ab +b2)

Proof :  (a-b)•(a2+ab+b2) =
            a3+a2b+ab2-ba2-b2a-b3 =
            a3+(a2b-ba2)+(ab2-b2a)-b3 =
            a3+0+0-b3 =
            a3-b3


Check :  576  is not a cube !!

Ruling : Binomial can not be factored as the difference of two perfect cubes

Polynomial Roots Calculator :

 1.2    Find roots (zeroes) of :       F(x) = -x3+576
Polynomial Roots Calculator is a set of methods aimed at finding values of  x  for which   F(x)=0  

Rational Roots Test is one of the above mentioned tools. It would only find Rational Roots that is numbers  x  which can be expressed as the quotient of two integers

The Rational Root Theorem states that if a polynomial zeroes for a rational number  P/Q   then  P  is a factor of the Trailing Constant and  Q  is a factor of the Leading Coefficient

In this case, the Leading Coefficient is  576  and the Trailing Constant is  -1.

 
The factor(s) are:

of the Leading Coefficient :  1,2 ,3 ,4 ,6 ,8 ,9 ,12 ,16 ,18 , etc
 
of the Trailing Constant :  1

 
Let us test ....

  P  Q  P/Q  F(P/Q)   Divisor
     -1     1      -1.00      577.00   
     -1     2      -0.50      576.12   
     -1     3      -0.33      576.04   
     -1     4      -0.25      576.02   
     -1     6      -0.17      576.00   


Note - For tidiness, printing of 15 checks which found no root was suppressed

Polynomial Roots Calculator found no rational roots

Equation at the end of step  1  :

  576 - x3  = 0 

Step  2  :

Solving a Single Variable Equation :

 2.1      Solve  :    -x3+576 = 0 

 
Subtract  576  from both sides of the equation : 
 
                     -x3 = -576
Multiply both sides of the equation by (-1) :  x3 = 576


When two things are equal, their cube roots are equal. Taking the cube root of the two sides of the equation we get:  
 
                     x  =  ∛ 576  

 
Can  ∛ 576 be simplified ?

Yes!   The prime factorization of  576   is
   2•2•2•2•2•2•3•3 
To be able to remove something from under the radical, there have to be  3  instances of it (because we are taking a cube i.e. cube root).

576   =  ∛ 2•2•2•2•2•2•3•3   =2•2•∛ 9   =
                4 • ∛ 9


The equation has one real solution
This solution is  x = 4 • ∛9 = 8.3203

One solution was found :

                   x = 4 • ∛9 = 8.3203

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