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Algebra Level 3

2 + 10 9 3 3 + 2 10 9 3 3 = ? \large\displaystyle\sqrt[3]{2+\frac {10} 9\sqrt 3}+\sqrt[3]{2-\frac {10} 9\sqrt 3} = \ ?

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We have 2 + 10 9 3 = 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 9 3 \displaystyle 2 + \frac{10}{9} \sqrt{3} = 1 + \sqrt{3} + 1 + \frac{1}{9} \sqrt{3} = 1 + 3 3 + 3 3 2 + 1 3 3 = ( 1 + 1 3 ) 3 \displaystyle = 1 + \frac{3}{\sqrt{3}} + \frac{3}{\sqrt{3}^2} + \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}^3}= \bigl(1 + \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}\bigr)^3 similarly we have 2 10 9 3 = ( 1 1 3 ) 3 2-\frac{10}{9} \sqrt{3} = \left(1-\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}\right)^3 Hence 2 + 10 9 3 3 + 2 10 9 3 3 = ( 1 + 1 3 ) + ( 1 1 3 ) = 2 \displaystyle \sqrt[3]{2+\frac {10} 9\sqrt 3}+\sqrt[3]{2-\frac {10} 9\sqrt 3} ~ = ~ \bigl(1 + \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}\bigr) +\bigl(1-\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}\bigr) = 2

Moderator note:

Nicely done. However, it would be impractical to solve radicals like these if the terms in the radical are much larger.

Wii Nguyen
Feb 27, 2015

Moderator note:

Your solution is incomplete. You didn't show that A = 2 A=2 is a unique solution.

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