Please show your step by step solution
in Algebra 1 Answers by

Your answer

Your name to display (optional):
Privacy: Your email address will only be used for sending these notifications.
Anti-spam verification:
To avoid this verification in future, please log in or register.

1 Answer

Let x=m3, and we have x3-x-2 as the trinomial.

There are various ways of solving this (which doesn't factorise rationally). 

One way is to use Newton's Method. Let f(x)=x3-x-2, then the derivative f'(x)=3x2-1.

f(1)=-1 and f(2)=4, so a root (a zero) must lie between x=1 and 2.

Newton's Method is iterative: xn+1=xn-f(xn)/f'(xn).

We start with an approximate root, so let x0=1.

x1=2, x1=18/11, x2=1.530..., x3=1.521..., x4=..., xn=1.5213797 approx after a few more iterations.

m=∛x=1.150127 approx. So m-1.150127 is a factor. The other factor is a quadratic with irrational coefficients. There are no more real solutions.

by Top Rated User (1.1m points)

Related questions

1 answer
asked Jan 9, 2014 in Algebra 1 Answers by lizoxo Level 1 User (620 points) | 598 views
1 answer
1 answer
asked Oct 31, 2011 in Algebra 2 Answers by anonymous | 673 views
1 answer
asked Dec 10, 2012 in Algebra 2 Answers by anonymous | 656 views
1 answer
asked Nov 7, 2012 in Algebra 2 Answers by anonymous | 666 views
1 answer
1 answer
asked Apr 29, 2012 in Algebra 2 Answers by anonymous | 841 views
1 answer
asked Apr 18, 2012 in Algebra 2 Answers by anonymous | 966 views
1 answer
1 answer
1 answer
asked Feb 28, 2013 in Algebra 1 Answers by anonymous | 598 views
Welcome to MathHomeworkAnswers.org, where students, teachers and math enthusiasts can ask and answer any math question. Get help and answers to any math problem including algebra, trigonometry, geometry, calculus, trigonometry, fractions, solving expression, simplifying expressions and more. Get answers to math questions. Help is always 100% free!
87,545 questions
99,733 answers
2,417 comments
485,784 users