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Algebra Level 2

If 3 x + 1 2 x = 3 3x + \frac1{2x} = 3 , what is the value of 8 x 3 + 1 27 x 3 ? 8x^3 + \frac1{27x^3}?


The answer is 4.

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3 x + 1 2 x = 3 \Rightarrow 3x+\dfrac{1}{2x}=3

Cubing both sides.

( 3 x ) 3 + ( 1 2 x ) 3 + 3 × 3 x × 1 2 x ( 3 x + 1 2 x ) = 27 (3x)^3+\left( \dfrac{1}{2x} \right)^3+3×3x×\dfrac{1}{2x}\left(3x+\dfrac{1}{2x}\right)=27

27 x 3 + 1 8 x 3 + 27 2 = 27 27x^3+\dfrac{1}{8x^3}+\dfrac{27}{2}=27

27 x 3 + 1 8 x 3 = 27 2 27x^3+\dfrac{1}{8x^3}=\dfrac{27}{2}

Multiplying 8 27 \dfrac{8}{27} both sides.

( 27 x 3 × 8 27 ) + ( 1 8 x 3 × 8 27 ) = 27 2 × 8 27 \left(27x^3×\dfrac{8}{27}\right)+\left(\dfrac{1}{8x^3}×\dfrac{8}{27}\right)=\dfrac{27}{2}×\dfrac{8}{27}

8 x 3 + 1 27 x 3 = 4 \Rightarrow 8x^3+\dfrac{1}{27x^3}=\boxed{4}

Nice solution. I solve it using Jake pham's method.

Puneet Pinku - 5 years, 1 month ago

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What is jake pham method

Chetan Dhakad - 2 months ago

Or you can take variables is also (27x³,8x³)

TANMAY GOYAL - 3 years ago

sir ki trick se kr

Nikhil Gautam - 5 years, 1 month ago
Jake Pham
Apr 24, 2016

3 x x + 1 2 x \frac{1}{2x} = 3 = > => 2 x x + 1 3 x \frac{1}{3x} = 2 Cube the equation: 8 x 3 x^3 + 1 27 x 3 \frac{1}{27x^3} + 3 x 2 x 2x x 1 3 x \frac{1}{3x} x ( 2 x x + 1 3 x \frac{1}{3x} ) = 8 => 8 x 3 x^3 + 1 27 x 3 \frac{1}{27x^3} = 8 -4 = 4

how did you get that 2x+1/3x = 2 ?!

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Multiply through by 2/3

Jeremy Ho - 5 years ago

he multiply by 3/2

Xiang Li - 12 months ago
Syed Hissaan
Sep 11, 2016

3x + 1 2 x \frac{1}{2x} =3 , multiply both sides by 2x and then divide by 3x to obtain 2x+ 1 3 x \frac{1}{3x} =2

now take cube on both sides

using formula : ( a + b ) 3 = a 3 + b 3 + 3 a b ( a + b ) (a+b)^3 =a^3 +b^3 + 3ab(a+b)

=> ( 2 x ) 3 (2x)^3 + ( 1 3 x ) 3 (\frac{1}{3x})^3 + 3 ( 2 x ) 3 (2x) ( 1 3 x \frac{1}{3x} )[ 2 x 2x + 1 3 x \frac{1}{3x} ]= 2 3 2^3

(bcoz 2 x 2x + 1 3 x \frac{1}{3x} =2

( 2 x ) 3 (2x)^3 + ( 1 3 x ) 3 (\frac{1}{3x})^3 + 3 ( 2 x ) 3 (2x) ( 1 3 x \frac{1}{3x} )[2]= 2 3 2^3

now after cancelling the same terms we have

( 2 x ) 3 (2x)^3 + ( 1 3 x ) 3 (\frac{1}{3x})^3 +2[2]= 2 3 2^3

8 x 3 8x^3 + 1 27 x 3 \frac{1}{27x^3} +4=8

=> 8 x 3 8x^3 + 1 27 x 3 \frac{1}{27x^3} =8-4 => 4 ANS....

I understood your solution the most thank you so much. O-o

GAbTherese Banogon - 2 years, 6 months ago
Shivam Mishra
Apr 20, 2016

Multiply the given equation with 2 3 \frac{2}{3} and cube the obtained expression and simplify further to obtain the result as 4 \boxed{4}

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Can you explain in further detail so that others can easily understand what you wrote?

Vu Vincent
Jul 23, 2017

8 x 3 + 1 27 x 3 8x^3 + \dfrac1{27x^3}

= ( 2 x + 1 3 x ) ( 4 x 2 2 x 3 x + 1 9 x 2 ) = (2x + \frac{1}{3x})(4x^2 - \frac{2x}{3x} + \frac{1}{9x^2})

= ( 2 x + 1 3 x ) ( 4 x 2 2 3 + 1 9 x 2 ) = (2x + \frac{1}{3x})(4x^2 - \frac{2}{3} + \frac{1}{9x^2})

We know that a 2 a b + b 2 = ( a + b ) 2 3 a b a^2 - ab + b^2 = (a+b)^2 - 3ab , hence the expression above is:

= ( 2 x + 1 3 x ) ( ( 2 x + 1 3 x ) 2 3 ( 2 3 ) ) = ( 2 x + 1 3 x ) [ ( 2 x + 1 3 x ) 2 2 ] = (2x + \frac{1}{3x})((2x + \frac{1}{3x})^2 - 3(\frac{2}{3})) = (2x + \frac{1}{3x})[(2x + \frac{1}{3x})^2 - 2]

We need to find ( 2 x + 1 3 x ) (2x + \frac{1}{3x}) :

From the 1st equation that was given ( 3 x + 1 2 x = 3 3x + \dfrac1{2x} = 3 )

2 3 × ( 3 x + 1 2 x ) = 3 × 2 3 \frac{2}{3} \times (3x + \dfrac1{2x}) = 3 \times \frac{2}{3}

2 x + 1 3 x = 2 \boxed{ 2x + \frac{1}{3x} = 2 }

Therefore:

8 x 3 + 1 27 x 3 = ( 2 x + 1 3 x ) [ ( 2 x + 1 3 x ) 2 2 ] = ( 2 ) ( 2 2 2 ) = 4 8x^3 + \dfrac1{27x^3} = (2x + \frac{1}{3x})[(2x + \frac{1}{3x})^2 - 2] = (2)(2^2 - 2) = \boxed{4}

Shatabdi Mandal
Sep 3, 2016

Here my way frnds first we rearrange the term that is given in the question I.e 3x +1/2x =3 3(x-1)= -1/2x 2(x-1)=-1/3x 2x +1/3x = 2 8x^3+ 1/27x^3 in to factorize by using a^3 + b ^3 formula nd plug the value obtain from above to find the answer .

Naren Bhandari
May 12, 2018

We have that 3 x + 1 2 x = 3 2 x = 6 x 1 3 x 3x +\dfrac{1}{2x} = 3 \implies 2x = \dfrac{6x-1}{3x} And we need to evaluate E = 8 x 3 + 1 27 x 3 = ( 2 x + 1 3 x ) ( ( 2 x + 1 3 x ) 2 2 2 x 3 x 2 x 3 x ) ( 1 ) E = 8x^3 +\dfrac{1}{27x^3} = \left(2x+\dfrac{1}{3x}\right)\left(\left(2x+\dfrac{1}{3x}\right)^2 -2 \dfrac{2x}{3x} - \dfrac{2x}{3x}\right)\cdots (1) Now plugging 2 x = 6 x 1 3 x 2x = \dfrac{6x-1}{3x} in the 1st equation we get E = ( 6 x 1 3 x + 1 3 x ) ( ( 6 x 1 3 x + 1 3 x ) 2 4 3 2 3 ) E = 2 ( 2 2 2 ) = 4 E = \left(\dfrac{6x-1}{3x}+\dfrac{1}{3x}\right)\left(\left(\dfrac{6x-1}{3x} +\dfrac{1}{3x}\right)^2 -\dfrac{4}{3} -\dfrac{2}{3}\right)\\\boxed{ E = 2\,(2^2 - 2) =\boxed{4}}

Aditya Khurmi
Aug 11, 2017

This question just requires noticing that 2 x + 1 3 x = 2 3 ( 3 x + 1 2 x ) 2x+\dfrac{1}{3x}=\dfrac{2}{3}(3x+\dfrac{1}{2x})

Thus, we get that 2 x + 1 3 x = 2 3 . 3 = 2 2x+\dfrac{1}{3x}=\dfrac{2}{3}.3=2

And then we use the fact that

8 x 3 + 1 27 x 3 = ( 2 x + 1 3 x ) 3 3 ( 2 x ) ( 1 3 x ) ( 2 x + 1 3 x ) = ( 2 x + 1 3 x ) 3 2 ( 2 x + 1 3 x ) 8x^{3}+\dfrac{1}{27x^{3}}=(2x+\dfrac{1}{3x})^{3}-3(2x)(\dfrac{1}{3x})(2x+\dfrac{1}{3x})=(2x+\dfrac{1}{3x})^{3}-2(2x+\dfrac{1}{3x})

And thus we get

8 x 3 + 1 27 x 3 = 2 3 2 ( 2 ) = 8 4 = 4 8x^{3}+\dfrac{1}{27x^{3}}=2^{3}-2(2)=8-4=\boxed {4}

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