Imaginary Equations (Problem 1, Version 2)

Algebra Level pending

i 2 + x = 2 + φ i^2 + x = \sqrt 2 + \varphi

What is x x ?

Notations:

  • i = 1 i=\sqrt{-1} denotes the imaginary unit .
  • φ = 1 + 5 2 \varphi = \dfrac {1+\sqrt 5}2 denotes the golden ratio .


The answer is 4.032.

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2 solutions

Mahdi Raza
Apr 19, 2020

i 2 + x = 2 + ϕ x 1 = 2 + 1 + 5 2 x = 2 + 1 + 5 + 2 2 x 4.032 \begin{aligned} i^2 + x &= \sqrt{2} + \phi \\ x-1 &= \sqrt{2} + \frac{1 + \sqrt{5}}{2} \\ x &= \sqrt{2} + \frac{1 + \sqrt{5}+2}{2} \\ x &\approx \boxed{4.032} \end{aligned}

i 2 = 1 i^2 = -1 so 1 + x -1 + x = 2 + ϕ √2 + \phi . 2 + ϕ √2 + \phi = 3.03224755112 3.03224755112 so 1 + x = 3.03224755112 -1 + x = 3.03224755112 so x = 4.03224755112 = 4.032 x = 4.03224755112 = 4.032

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