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Algebra Level 3

2 5 3 + 2 + 5 3 = ? \sqrt[3]{2-\sqrt5} + \sqrt[3]{2+\sqrt5} = \ ?


The answer is 1.

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2 solutions

Kay Xspre
Oct 6, 2015

I still prefer the old school tricks. Let α = 2 5 \alpha = 2-\sqrt{5} and β = 2 + 5 \beta = 2+\sqrt{5} . We will get α + β = 4 \alpha+\beta = 4 and α β = 1 \alpha\beta = -1 . From the equation: ( α 3 + β 3 ) 3 = α + β + 3 α β 3 ( α 3 + β 3 ) (\sqrt[3]\alpha+\sqrt[3]\beta)^3 = \alpha+\beta+3\sqrt[3]{\alpha\beta}(\sqrt[3]\alpha+\sqrt[3]\beta) ( α 3 + β 3 ) 3 = 4 ( α 3 + β 3 ) (\sqrt[3]\alpha+\sqrt[3]\beta)^3 = 4-(\sqrt[3]\alpha+\sqrt[3]\beta) Since ( α 3 + β 3 ) (\sqrt[3]\alpha+\sqrt[3]\beta) is real number, we solve for α 3 + β 3 = 1 \sqrt[3]\alpha+\sqrt[3]\beta = 1

Rupesh Kapu
Oct 5, 2015

sol 1: let t=3√(2-√5) + 3√(2+√5); on cubing t^3=4-3t; t^3+3t-4=0; which has only one real root t=1, hence, 3√(2-√5) + 3√(2+√5)=1

sol 2:

we can observe that on cubing (1-√5)/2 , (1+√5)/2,we get 2-√5 ,2+√5

hence on cube rooting (1-√5)/2 , (1+√5)/2 , we get 3√(2-√5) , 3√(2+√5)

=> 3√(2-√5) =(1-√5)/2 and 3√(2+√5) =(1+√5)/2

=>3√(2-√5) + 3√(2+√5)=(1-√5)/2 + (1+√5)/2

=>3√(2-√5) + 3√(2+√5)=1

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