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Solve for x:
((5 sqrt(2) - x)^(1/3) + (x + 5 sqrt(2))^(1/3))^(1/3) = sqrt(2)

Raise both sides to the power of three:
(5 sqrt(2) - x)^(1/3) + (x + 5 sqrt(2))^(1/3) = 2 sqrt(2)

Subtract (x + 5 sqrt(2))^(1/3) from both sides:
(5 sqrt(2) - x)^(1/3) = 2 sqrt(2) - (x + 5 sqrt(2))^(1/3)

 

Raise both sides to the power of three:
5 sqrt(2) - x = (2 sqrt(2) - (x + 5 sqrt(2))^(1/3))^3

Subtract (2 sqrt(2) - (x + 5 sqrt(2))^(1/3))^3 from both sides:
5 sqrt(2) - x - (2 sqrt(2) - (x + 5 sqrt(2))^(1/3))^3 = 0

5 sqrt(2) - x - (2 sqrt(2) - (x + 5 sqrt(2))^(1/3))^3 = -6 sqrt(2) + 24 (x + 5 sqrt(2))^(1/3) - 6 sqrt(2) (x + 5 sqrt(2))^(2/3):
-6 sqrt(2) + 24 (x + 5 sqrt(2))^(1/3) - 6 sqrt(2) (x + 5 sqrt(2))^(2/3) = 0


Simplify and substitute y = (x + 5 sqrt(2))^(1/3).
-6 sqrt(2) + 24 (x + 5 sqrt(2))^(1/3) - 6 sqrt(2) (x + 5 sqrt(2))^(2/3) = -6 sqrt(2) + 24 (x + 5 sqrt(2))^(1/3) - 6 sqrt(2) ((x + 5 sqrt(2))^(1/3))^2
 = -6 sqrt(2) y^2 + 24 y - 6 sqrt(2):
-6 sqrt(2) y^2 + 24 y - 6 sqrt(2) = 0

Divide both sides by -6 sqrt(2):
y^2 - 2 sqrt(2) y + 1 = 0

 

Subtract 1 from both sides:
y^2 - 2 sqrt(2) y = -1

Add 2 to both sides:
y^2 - 2 sqrt(2) y + 2 = 1


Write the left hand side as a square:
(y - sqrt(2))^2 = 1

Take the square root of both sides:
y - sqrt(2) = 1 or y - sqrt(2) = -1

Add sqrt(2) to both sides:
y = 1 + sqrt(2) or y - sqrt(2) = -1

 

Substitute back for y = (x + 5 sqrt(2))^(1/3):
(x + 5 sqrt(2))^(1/3) = 1 + sqrt(2) or y - sqrt(2) = -1

Raise both sides to the power of three:
x + 5 sqrt(2) = (1 + sqrt(2))^3 or y - sqrt(2) = -1


Subtract 5 sqrt(2) from both sides:
x = (sqrt(2) + 1)^3 - 5 sqrt(2) or y - sqrt(2) = -1

(sqrt(2) + 1)^3 - 5 sqrt(2) = 7:
x = 7 or y - sqrt(2) = -1

Add sqrt(2) to both sides:
x = 7 or y = sqrt(2) - 1

 

Substitute back for y = (x + 5 sqrt(2))^(1/3):
x = 7 or (x + 5 sqrt(2))^(1/3) = sqrt(2) - 1

Raise both sides to the power of three:
x = 7 or x + 5 sqrt(2) = (sqrt(2) - 1)^3

 

Subtract 5 sqrt(2) from both sides:
x = 7 or x = (sqrt(2) - 1)^3 - 5 sqrt(2)
sqrt(2) - 1)^3 - 5 sqrt(2) = -7:

 

x = 7              or               x = -7

Jun 22, 2019
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Jun 22, 2019
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Using the short scale definitions from the table here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_large_numbers

 

 

72.1 Quadrillion=72.1 × 1015=72.1 × 1015=7.21 × 1016=72 100 000 000 000 000
 ___ ___ ___ ___ 
1000 Trillion × 72=103 × 1012 × 72=72 × 1015=7.2 × 1016=72 000 000 000 000 000

 

 

So  72.1 Quadrillion  is pretty close to  100 Trillion × 72  but they're not exactly the same.

 

( If you use the long scale definitions you get  72.1 × 1024  and  72 × 1021   which are further apart.)

 

 

And neither are equal to  1072  .   1072  is  1  with  72  zeros after it.

 

1072  =  1 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000

Jun 22, 2019
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Using the change-of base theorem  we have

 

log (3x + 4)             log (3x + 4)         log (3x + 4)               (1/2)log(3x + 4)

_________    =      __________  =   ______________=    ____________    (1)

log 4                          log 2^2                2 log 2                         log 2

 

log ( 7x + 8)        log(7x + 8)           log (7x + 8)                (1/3)log(7x + 8)

_________   =  __________  =  _____________ =        _____________   (2)

log 8                    log 2^3                  3 log 2                           log 2

 

The arithmetic difference must  be   (2) - (1)  =

    

(1/3) log (7x + 8) - (1/2)log(3x + 4)

__________________________

                  log 2

 

This implies that

 

log (x + 2)               (1/3)log(7x + 8) - (1/2)log (3x + 4)              (1/2)log(3x + 4)

________    +        ____________________________   =    ______________

  log   2                                  log 2                                                log 2

 

 

 

;log (x + 2)  +  (1/3)log(7x + 8) - (1/2)log(3x + 4)  =  (1/2)log(3x + 4)

 

log (x + 2) + (1/3)log(7x + 8)    =   log(3x + 4)

 

3 log( x + 2)  + log(7x + 8)  = 3log(3x + 4)

 

log ( x + 2)^3 + log(7x + 8)    =  log (3x + 4)^3

 

log  [ (x + 2)^3 * (7x + 8)]  = log(3x + 4)^3

 

Which implies that

 

(x + 2)^3 (7x + 8)  = (3x + 4)^3

 

(x^3 + 3x^2*2 + 3x*4 + 2^3) (7x + 8)   =  (3x)^3  + 3* (3x)^2*4 + 3* 3x*4^2 + 4^3

 

( x^3 + 6x^2 + 12x + 8)(7x + 8)  =  27x^3 + 108x^2 + 144x + 64

 

7 x^4 + 50 x^3 + 132 x^2 + 152 x + 64  =  27x^3 + 108x^2 + 144x + 64

 

7x^4 + 23x^3 + 24x^2 + 8x  = 0

 

x (7x^3 + 23x^2 + 24x + 8)  = 0

 

x = 0 is one solution

 

7x^3 + 23x^2 + 24x + 8  = 0

 

Using the Rational zeroes theorem, I see that x = -1 is also another solution

 

So....we can use synthetic division to find the residual polynomial

 

 

-1  [  7     23     24      8   ]

                -7     -16    -8

       ________________

        7     16       8       0

 

 

The   remaining polynomial is     7x^2  + 16x + 8

 

Using the Quadratic Formula  

 

x =    -16 ±√ [ 16^2  - 4(7)(8) ]      =          -16  ±√ 32      =      -16 ± 4√2    =     -8 ±2√2

        ____________________                __________          _________        _______

                   2 *7                                            14                          14                       7

 

The solution  -8 - 2√2

                     _______  ≈  -1.55       which makes two of the original logs undefined  

                           7

 

So

 

 

x  =   -8 + 2 √2

        _________  ≈  -.74

               7

 

a =  8   b =  2    c  = 2   d  = 7

 

And their sum  =    19

 

 

cool cool cool     

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