Find the sum of all real roots of
2 7 x 3 + 2 1 x + 8 = 0
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Here is what I did,Upvote if you are satisfied!
2 7 x 3 + 2 1 x + 8 = 0
( 3 x ) 3 + ( 2 ) 8 + 2 1 x = 0
This can be written as
( 3 x ) 3 + ( 2 ) 3 + 5 4 x 2 + 1 5 x + 2 1 x = 5 4 x 2 + 1 5 x
( 3 x + 2 ) 3 = 5 4 x 2 + 1 5 x --------------Equation 1
Let ( 3 x + 2 ) = u
9 x 2 + 4 + 1 2 x = u 2 → 5 4 x 2 + 7 2 x + 2 4 = 6 u 2
→ 5 4 x 2 + 1 5 x = 6 u 2 − 5 7 x − 2 4
5 7 x + 3 8 = 1 9 u
From equation 1 ( 3 x + 2 ) 3 = 5 4 x 2 + 1 5 x
→ u 3 = 6 u 2 − 7 x − 2 4
→ u 3 = 6 u 2 − 1 9 u + 1 4
→ u 3 − 6 u 2 + 1 9 − 1 4 = 0
O n e r o o t i s 1
( u − 1 ) ( u 2 − 5 u + 1 4 ) = u 3 − 6 u 2 + 1 9 u − 1 4
So roots come out to be
u = 1 , 2 5 ± − 3 1
solving for x from u
→ 3 x + 2 = 1 ⟹ x = − 1 / 3
→ 3 x + 2 = 2 5 ± − 3 1
⟹ x = 6 1 ± − 3 1
so real roots are 3 − 1 = − 0 . 3 3 3 . . . . .
Don't you think you made the solution tougher than just doing simple factorisation to get the real root.
As per remainder theorem, X = 1 , 3 , 9 1 , 2 , 4 , 8 . . Signs do not change so there is no +tive root. So trying f(-1,-1/3,-1/9....) we get f ( − 3 1 ) = 0 . 3 X + 1 f ( X ) = 9 X 2 − 3 X + 8 . . . B u t . 9 − 4 ∗ 8 ∗ 7 < 0 . . ∴ t h e r e a r e n o m o r e r e a l r o o t s . A n s w e r − 0 . 3 3 3
2 7 x 3 + 2 1 x + 8 = 0 ( 3 x + 1 ) ( 9 x 2 − 3 x + 8 ) = 0 3 x + 1 = 0
or
9 x 2 − 3 x + 8 = 0
But since 9 x 2 − 3 x + 8 = 0 doesn't have a real root,
x = − 3 1 = ∼ − 0 . 3 3 3
You need to specify how you factorised it.
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2 7 x 3 + 2 1 x + 8 = 0 2 7 x 3 + 1 + 2 1 x + 7 = 0 ( 3 x ) 3 + ( 1 ) 3 + 2 1 x + 7 = 0 ( 3 x + 1 ) ( 9 x 2 − 3 x + 1 ) + 7 ( 3 x + 1 ) = 0 ( 3 x + 1 ) ( 9 x 2 − 3 x + 8 ) = 0 Real root exist for 3 x + 1 = 0 x = − 0 . 3 3 3 3 3