If the value of a real root that satisfy the equation above can be expressed as
where and are positive integers, find the value of .
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Go through the simplification below, 8 x 3 − 1 2 x 2 − 6 x − 1 = 0 1 6 x 3 − ( 8 x 3 + 1 2 x 2 + 6 x + 1 ) = 0 1 6 x 3 − ( 2 x + 1 ) 3 = 0 1 6 x 3 = ( 2 x + 1 ) 3 In considering in this way we may be able to find the real root with a , b , c ∈ Z + satisfying given conditions, 3 1 6 x = 2 x + 1 x ( 3 1 6 − 2 ) = 1 x = 3 1 6 − 2 1 x = 8 3 1 6 2 + 2 3 1 6 + 4 x = 8 4 3 4 + 4 3 2 + 4 x = 2 3 4 + 3 2 + 1 ⇒ a + b + c = 8 ∴ It concludes that the relavant answer is 8