(1/x^2)-1=27x-1 equation
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Given the equation
$$-1 + \frac{1}{x^{2}} = 27 x - 1$$
transform
$$\frac{1}{x^{3}} = 27$$
Because equation degree is equal to = -3 - does not contain even numbers in the numerator, then
the equation has single real root.
Get the root -3-th degree of the equation sides:
We get:
$$\frac{1}{\sqrt[3]{\frac{1}{x^{3}}}} = \frac{1}{\sqrt[3]{27}}$$
or
$$x = \frac{1}{3}$$
We get the answer: x = 1/3
All other 2 root(s) is the complex numbers.
do replacement:
$$z = x$$
then the equation will be the:
$$\frac{1}{z^{3}} = 27$$
Any complex number can presented so:
$$z = r e^{i p}$$
substitute to the equation
$$\frac{e^{- 3 i p}}{r^{3}} = 27$$
where
$$r = \frac{1}{3}$$
- the magnitude of the complex number
Substitute r:
$$e^{- 3 i p} = 1$$
Using Euler’s formula, we find roots for p
$$- i \sin{\left(3 p \right)} + \cos{\left(3 p \right)} = 1$$
so
$$\cos{\left(3 p \right)} = 1$$
and
$$- \sin{\left(3 p \right)} = 0$$
then
$$p = - \frac{2 \pi N}{3}$$
where N=0,1,2,3,...
Looping through the values of N and substituting p into the formula for z
Consequently, the solution will be for z:
$$z_{1} = \frac{1}{3}$$
$$z_{2} = - \frac{1}{6} - \frac{\sqrt{3} i}{6}$$
$$z_{3} = - \frac{1}{6} + \frac{\sqrt{3} i}{6}$$
do backward replacement
$$z = x$$
$$x = z$$
The final answer:
$$x_{1} = \frac{1}{3}$$
$$x_{2} = - \frac{1}{6} - \frac{\sqrt{3} i}{6}$$
$$x_{3} = - \frac{1}{6} + \frac{\sqrt{3} i}{6}$$
Sum and product of roots
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___ ___
1 1 I*\/ 3 1 I*\/ 3
- + - - - ------- + - - + -------
3 6 6 6 6
$$\left(\frac{1}{3} + \left(- \frac{1}{6} - \frac{\sqrt{3} i}{6}\right)\right) + \left(- \frac{1}{6} + \frac{\sqrt{3} i}{6}\right)$$
$$0$$
___
1 I*\/ 3
- - - ------- / ___\
6 6 | 1 I*\/ 3 |
-------------*|- - + -------|
3 \ 6 6 /
$$\frac{- \frac{1}{6} - \frac{\sqrt{3} i}{6}}{3} \left(- \frac{1}{6} + \frac{\sqrt{3} i}{6}\right)$$
$$\frac{1}{27}$$
$$x_{1} = \frac{1}{3}$$
___
1 I*\/ 3
x2 = - - - -------
6 6
$$x_{2} = - \frac{1}{6} - \frac{\sqrt{3} i}{6}$$
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1 I*\/ 3
x3 = - - + -------
6 6
$$x_{3} = - \frac{1}{6} + \frac{\sqrt{3} i}{6}$$
x2 = -0.166666666666667 - 0.288675134594813*i
x3 = -0.166666666666667 + 0.288675134594813*i
x3 = -0.166666666666667 + 0.288675134594813*i