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2*x^3-3*x^2+36*x-11=0 equation

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2*x  - 3*x  + 36*x - 11 = 0
$$\left(36 x + \left(2 x^{3} - 3 x^{2}\right)\right) - 11 = 0$$
Vieta's Theorem
rewrite the equation
$$\left(36 x + \left(2 x^{3} - 3 x^{2}\right)\right) - 11 = 0$$
of
$$a x^{3} + b x^{2} + c x + d = 0$$
as reduced cubic equation
$$x^{3} + \frac{b x^{2}}{a} + \frac{c x}{a} + \frac{d}{a} = 0$$
$$x^{3} - \frac{3 x^{2}}{2} + 18 x - \frac{11}{2} = 0$$
$$p x^{2} + q x + v + x^{3} = 0$$
where
$$p = \frac{b}{a}$$
$$p = - \frac{3}{2}$$
$$q = \frac{c}{a}$$
$$q = 18$$
$$v = \frac{d}{a}$$
$$v = - \frac{11}{2}$$
Vieta Formulas
$$x_{1} + x_{2} + x_{3} = - p$$
$$x_{1} x_{2} + x_{1} x_{3} + x_{2} x_{3} = q$$
$$x_{1} x_{2} x_{3} = v$$
$$x_{1} + x_{2} + x_{3} = \frac{3}{2}$$
$$x_{1} x_{2} + x_{1} x_{3} + x_{2} x_{3} = 18$$
$$x_{1} x_{2} x_{3} = - \frac{11}{2}$$
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     1               69              \/     8        2           |      \/     8        2                  69*\/ 3         |
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           \/     8        2                                     \                                  \/     8        2      /
$$x_{1} = - \frac{69}{8 \sqrt[3]{\frac{351}{8} + \frac{27 \sqrt{771}}{2}}} + \frac{1}{2} + \frac{\sqrt[3]{\frac{351}{8} + \frac{27 \sqrt{771}}{2}}}{6} + i \left(\frac{69 \sqrt{3}}{8 \sqrt[3]{\frac{351}{8} + \frac{27 \sqrt{771}}{2}}} + \frac{\sqrt{3} \sqrt[3]{\frac{351}{8} + \frac{27 \sqrt{771}}{2}}}{6}\right)$$
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                                     3 /   --- + ----------      |                ___           \/ 3 *3 /   --- + ---------- |
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           \/     8        2                                     \    \/     8        2                                      /
$$x_{2} = - \frac{69}{8 \sqrt[3]{\frac{351}{8} + \frac{27 \sqrt{771}}{2}}} + \frac{1}{2} + \frac{\sqrt[3]{\frac{351}{8} + \frac{27 \sqrt{771}}{2}}}{6} + i \left(- \frac{\sqrt{3} \sqrt[3]{\frac{351}{8} + \frac{27 \sqrt{771}}{2}}}{6} - \frac{69 \sqrt{3}}{8 \sqrt[3]{\frac{351}{8} + \frac{27 \sqrt{771}}{2}}}\right)$$
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         3 /   --- + ----------                             
     1   \/     8        2                     69           
x3 = - - ----------------------- + -------------------------
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                                   4*3 /   --- + ---------- 
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$$x_{3} = - \frac{\sqrt[3]{\frac{351}{8} + \frac{27 \sqrt{771}}{2}}}{3} + \frac{1}{2} + \frac{69}{4 \sqrt[3]{\frac{351}{8} + \frac{27 \sqrt{771}}{2}}}$$
x3 = -(351/8 + 27*sqrt(771)/2)^(1/3)/3 + 1/2 + 69/(4*(351/8 + 27*sqrt(771)/2)^(1/3))
Sum and product of roots [src]
sum
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                                   /  351   27*\/ 771       |  ___    /  351   27*\/ 771                              |                                      /  351   27*\/ 771       |                                ___    /  351   27*\/ 771  |          /  351   27*\/ 771                              
                                3 /   --- + ----------      |\/ 3 *3 /   --- + ----------                  ___        |                                   3 /   --- + ----------      |                ___           \/ 3 *3 /   --- + ---------- |       3 /   --- + ----------                             
1               69              \/     8        2           |      \/     8        2                  69*\/ 3         |   1               69              \/     8        2           |           69*\/ 3                  \/     8        2      |   1   \/     8        2                     69           
- - ------------------------- + ----------------------- + I*|----------------------------- + -------------------------| + - - ------------------------- + ----------------------- + I*|- ------------------------- - -----------------------------| + - - ----------------------- + -------------------------
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    8*3 /   --- + ----------                                |                                8*3 /   --- + ---------- |       8*3 /   --- + ----------                                |  8*3 /   --- + ----------                                 |                                 4*3 /   --- + ---------- 
      \/     8        2                                     \                                  \/     8        2      /         \/     8        2                                     \    \/     8        2                                      /                                   \/     8        2      
$$\left(- \frac{\sqrt[3]{\frac{351}{8} + \frac{27 \sqrt{771}}{2}}}{3} + \frac{1}{2} + \frac{69}{4 \sqrt[3]{\frac{351}{8} + \frac{27 \sqrt{771}}{2}}}\right) + \left(\left(- \frac{69}{8 \sqrt[3]{\frac{351}{8} + \frac{27 \sqrt{771}}{2}}} + \frac{1}{2} + \frac{\sqrt[3]{\frac{351}{8} + \frac{27 \sqrt{771}}{2}}}{6} + i \left(- \frac{\sqrt{3} \sqrt[3]{\frac{351}{8} + \frac{27 \sqrt{771}}{2}}}{6} - \frac{69 \sqrt{3}}{8 \sqrt[3]{\frac{351}{8} + \frac{27 \sqrt{771}}{2}}}\right)\right) + \left(- \frac{69}{8 \sqrt[3]{\frac{351}{8} + \frac{27 \sqrt{771}}{2}}} + \frac{1}{2} + \frac{\sqrt[3]{\frac{351}{8} + \frac{27 \sqrt{771}}{2}}}{6} + i \left(\frac{69 \sqrt{3}}{8 \sqrt[3]{\frac{351}{8} + \frac{27 \sqrt{771}}{2}}} + \frac{\sqrt{3} \sqrt[3]{\frac{351}{8} + \frac{27 \sqrt{771}}{2}}}{6}\right)\right)\right)$$
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      |                ___           \/ 3 *3 /   --- + ---------- |     |\/ 3 *3 /   --- + ----------                  ___        |
3     |           69*\/ 3                  \/     8        2      |     |      \/     8        2                  69*\/ 3         |
- + I*|- ------------------------- - -----------------------------| + I*|----------------------------- + -------------------------|
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      |  8*3 /   --- + ----------                                 |     |                                8*3 /   --- + ---------- |
      \    \/     8        2                                      /     \                                  \/     8        2      /
$$\frac{3}{2} + i \left(- \frac{\sqrt{3} \sqrt[3]{\frac{351}{8} + \frac{27 \sqrt{771}}{2}}}{6} - \frac{69 \sqrt{3}}{8 \sqrt[3]{\frac{351}{8} + \frac{27 \sqrt{771}}{2}}}\right) + i \left(\frac{69 \sqrt{3}}{8 \sqrt[3]{\frac{351}{8} + \frac{27 \sqrt{771}}{2}}} + \frac{\sqrt{3} \sqrt[3]{\frac{351}{8} + \frac{27 \sqrt{771}}{2}}}{6}\right)$$
product
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|                                3 /   --- + ----------      |\/ 3 *3 /   --- + ----------                  ___        || |                                3 /   --- + ----------      |                ___           \/ 3 *3 /   --- + ---------- || |    3 /   --- + ----------                             |
|1               69              \/     8        2           |      \/     8        2                  69*\/ 3         || |1               69              \/     8        2           |           69*\/ 3                  \/     8        2      || |1   \/     8        2                     69           |
|- - ------------------------- + ----------------------- + I*|----------------------------- + -------------------------||*|- - ------------------------- + ----------------------- + I*|- ------------------------- - -----------------------------||*|- - ----------------------- + -------------------------|
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|    8*3 /   --- + ----------                                |                                8*3 /   --- + ---------- || |    8*3 /   --- + ----------                                |  8*3 /   --- + ----------                                 || |                              4*3 /   --- + ---------- |
\      \/     8        2                                     \                                  \/     8        2      // \      \/     8        2                                     \    \/     8        2                                      // \                                \/     8        2      /
$$\left(- \frac{69}{8 \sqrt[3]{\frac{351}{8} + \frac{27 \sqrt{771}}{2}}} + \frac{1}{2} + \frac{\sqrt[3]{\frac{351}{8} + \frac{27 \sqrt{771}}{2}}}{6} + i \left(\frac{69 \sqrt{3}}{8 \sqrt[3]{\frac{351}{8} + \frac{27 \sqrt{771}}{2}}} + \frac{\sqrt{3} \sqrt[3]{\frac{351}{8} + \frac{27 \sqrt{771}}{2}}}{6}\right)\right) \left(- \frac{69}{8 \sqrt[3]{\frac{351}{8} + \frac{27 \sqrt{771}}{2}}} + \frac{1}{2} + \frac{\sqrt[3]{\frac{351}{8} + \frac{27 \sqrt{771}}{2}}}{6} + i \left(- \frac{\sqrt{3} \sqrt[3]{\frac{351}{8} + \frac{27 \sqrt{771}}{2}}}{6} - \frac{69 \sqrt{3}}{8 \sqrt[3]{\frac{351}{8} + \frac{27 \sqrt{771}}{2}}}\right)\right) \left(- \frac{\sqrt[3]{\frac{351}{8} + \frac{27 \sqrt{771}}{2}}}{3} + \frac{1}{2} + \frac{69}{4 \sqrt[3]{\frac{351}{8} + \frac{27 \sqrt{771}}{2}}}\right)$$
=
11/2
$$\frac{11}{2}$$
11/2
Numerical answer [src]
x1 = 0.59401023643433 + 4.15650258915633*i
x2 = 0.31197952713134
x3 = 0.59401023643433 - 4.15650258915633*i
x3 = 0.59401023643433 - 4.15650258915633*i