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Given that x 2 + x + 1 = 0 x^2+x+1=0 , what is the value of x 3 x^3 ?


The answer is 1.

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3 solutions

Sabhrant Sachan
Jun 10, 2016

x 2 + x + 1 = 0 x 3 + x 2 + x = 0 Subtract the Two equations x 3 = 1 x^2+x+1=0 \implies x^3+x^2+x=0 \\ \text{Subtract the Two equations} \\ \boxed{x^3=1}

Nicely done bro , +1!

Rishabh Tiwari - 5 years ago

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thanks :)

Sabhrant Sachan - 5 years ago
Eamon Gupta
Jun 10, 2016

I used a simple factoring method:

x 3 1 = ( x 1 ) ( x 2 + x + 1 ) x^3 -1= (x-1)(x^2+x+1)

x 3 1 = 0 x^3-1=0

x 3 = 1 x^3 = \boxed{1}

Nice method, (+1)!

Rishabh Tiwari - 5 years ago
Rishabh Tiwari
Jun 10, 2016

Clearly from the cube roots of unity, we have the two complex roots x \text {x} = = ω \omega or ω 2 \omega^{2} ,

Now x 3 x^{3} = = ω 3 \omega^{3} = = 1 1 , by the product of the cube roots of unity.

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