Find the sum of all distinct real solutions to the equation .
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Let u = x 2 − 6 x + 8 and v = x 2 − 3 x − 4 . Notice that u 3 + v 3 = ( u + v ) 3 . Simplifying this, we have u v ( u + v ) = 0 . That is ( x 2 − 6 x + 8 ) ( x 2 − 3 x − 4 ) ( 2 x 2 − 9 x + 4 ) = 0 . We get x = 2 , 4 , − 1 , 0 . 5 Hence the answer is 5 . 5 .