Question 3

The product of the roots of the equation $$\sqrt[3]{11+2x}+\sqrt[3]{11-2x}=2$$ is approximately equal to:

Solution

Cubing the given equation, we have :

$$\left(a+b\right)^3=\ a^3+\ b^3+3\cdot a\cdot b\left(a+b\right)$$

$$11+2x+11-2x+3\cdot\left(11+2x\right)^{\frac{1}{3}}\left(11-2x\right)^{\frac{1}{3}}\left(a+b\right)$$

Given a+b = 2.

Hence :

22 + $$3\cdot\left(11+2x\right)^{\frac{1}{3}}\left(11-2x\right)^{\frac{1}{3}}\left(2\right)$$

= 22 + 6*($$\left(121-4x^2\right)^{\frac{1}{3}}$$) = 8

$$Cubing\ this\ we\ get\ :\ 121-4x^2=-\frac{343}{27}$$

$$4x^2=\ 121+\frac{343}{27}=\ \frac{3610}{27}$$

$$x^2\ =\ 33.42$$

One root would be $$\ +\ \sqrt{\ 33.42}\ and\ the\ other-\sqrt{\ 33.42}$$.

The product of the roots would be approximately -33.


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