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Find all real numbers  that satisfy the equation below: 

\(\dfrac{1}{r^3 + 7} -7 = \frac{-r^3}{r^3 + 7}\)

 Jun 30, 2016
edited by Guest  Jun 30, 2016
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Solve for r:
1/(r^3+7)-7 = -r^3/(r^3+7)

 

Multiply both sides by r^3+7:
1-7 (r^3+7) = -r^3

 

Expand out terms of the left hand side:
-48-7 r^3 = -r^3

 

Add r^3+48 to both sides:
-6 r^3 = 48

 

Divide both sides by -6:
r^3 = -8

 

Taking cube roots gives 2 (-1)^(1/3) times the third roots of unity:
Answer: |  r = -2   or   r = 2 (-1)^(1/3)   or   r = -2 (-1)^(2/3)

 Jun 30, 2016
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Guest,

2 (-1)^(1/3) and -2 (-1)^(2/3) isn't a real number. So the only real number is -2

MaxWong  Jun 30, 2016
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1  /  [r^3 + 7]   - 7   =  -r^3 / [ r^3 + 7 ]    rearrange

 

1 / [ r^3 + 7 ] + r^3 / [ r^3 + 7]    =  7

 

[ r^3 + 1 ] / [ r^3 + 7 ]   = 7       cross-multiply

 

r^3 + 1    =   7 [ r^3 + 7 ]

 

r^3 + 1 =  7r^3  + 49

 

-6r^3   =    48     divide both sides by -6

 

r^3  =  -8       →   r  =  -2

 

 

 

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 Jun 30, 2016

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