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(x-7)^3=-1 equation

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       3     
(x - 7)  = -1
$$\left(x - 7\right)^{3} = -1$$
Detail solution
Given the equation
$$\left(x - 7\right)^{3} = -1$$
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:
$$\sqrt[3]{\left(x - 7\right)^{3}} = \sqrt[3]{-1}$$
or
$$x - 7 = \sqrt[3]{-1}$$
Expand brackets in the right part
-7 + x = -1^1/3

Move free summands (without x)
from left part to right part, we given:
$$x = 7 + \sqrt[3]{-1}$$
We get the answer: x = 7 + (-1)^(1/3)

All other 2 root(s) is the complex numbers.
do replacement:
$$z = x - 7$$
then the equation will be the:
$$z^{3} = -1$$
Any complex number can presented so:
$$z = r e^{i p}$$
substitute to the equation
$$r^{3} e^{3 i p} = -1$$
where
$$r = 1$$
- 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
$$p = \frac{2 \pi N}{3} + \frac{\pi}{3}$$
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:
$$z_{1} = -1$$
$$z_{2} = \frac{1}{2} - \frac{\sqrt{3} i}{2}$$
$$z_{3} = \frac{1}{2} + \frac{\sqrt{3} i}{2}$$
do backward replacement
$$z = x - 7$$
$$x = z + 7$$

The final answer:
$$x_{1} = 6$$
$$x_{2} = \frac{15}{2} - \frac{\sqrt{3} i}{2}$$
$$x_{3} = \frac{15}{2} + \frac{\sqrt{3} i}{2}$$
The graph
Rapid solution [src]
x1 = 6
$$x_{1} = 6$$
              ___
     15   I*\/ 3 
x2 = -- - -------
     2       2   
$$x_{2} = \frac{15}{2} - \frac{\sqrt{3} i}{2}$$
              ___
     15   I*\/ 3 
x3 = -- + -------
     2       2   
$$x_{3} = \frac{15}{2} + \frac{\sqrt{3} i}{2}$$
x3 = 15/2 + sqrt(3)*i/2
Sum and product of roots [src]
sum
             ___            ___
    15   I*\/ 3    15   I*\/ 3 
6 + -- - ------- + -- + -------
    2       2      2       2   
$$\left(6 + \left(\frac{15}{2} - \frac{\sqrt{3} i}{2}\right)\right) + \left(\frac{15}{2} + \frac{\sqrt{3} i}{2}\right)$$
=
21
$$21$$
product
  /         ___\ /         ___\
  |15   I*\/ 3 | |15   I*\/ 3 |
6*|-- - -------|*|-- + -------|
  \2       2   / \2       2   /
$$6 \left(\frac{15}{2} - \frac{\sqrt{3} i}{2}\right) \left(\frac{15}{2} + \frac{\sqrt{3} i}{2}\right)$$
=
342
$$342$$
342
Numerical answer [src]
x1 = 7.5 - 0.866025403784439*i
x2 = 7.5 + 0.866025403784439*i
x3 = 6.0
x3 = 6.0