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(x+9)^3=-27 equation

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(x + 9)  = -27
$$\left(x + 9\right)^{3} = -27$$
Detail solution
Given the equation
$$\left(x + 9\right)^{3} = -27$$
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:
$$\sqrt[3]{\left(x + 9\right)^{3}} = \sqrt[3]{-27}$$
or
$$x + 9 = 3 \sqrt[3]{-1}$$
Expand brackets in the right part
9 + x = -3*1^1/3

Move free summands (without x)
from left part to right part, we given:
$$x = -9 + 3 \sqrt[3]{-1}$$
We get the answer: x = -9 + 3*(-1)^(1/3)

All other 2 root(s) is the complex numbers.
do replacement:
$$z = x + 9$$
then the equation will be the:
$$z^{3} = -27$$
Any complex number can presented so:
$$z = r e^{i p}$$
substitute to the equation
$$r^{3} e^{3 i p} = -27$$
where
$$r = 3$$
- 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
$$p = \frac{2 \pi N}{3} + \frac{\pi}{3}$$
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:
$$z_{1} = -3$$
$$z_{2} = \frac{3}{2} - \frac{3 \sqrt{3} i}{2}$$
$$z_{3} = \frac{3}{2} + \frac{3 \sqrt{3} i}{2}$$
do backward replacement
$$z = x + 9$$
$$x = z - 9$$

The final answer:
$$x_{1} = -12$$
$$x_{2} = - \frac{15}{2} - \frac{3 \sqrt{3} i}{2}$$
$$x_{3} = - \frac{15}{2} + \frac{3 \sqrt{3} i}{2}$$
The graph
Sum and product of roots [src]
sum
                   ___                ___
        15   3*I*\/ 3      15   3*I*\/ 3 
-12 + - -- - --------- + - -- + ---------
        2        2         2        2    
$$\left(-12 + \left(- \frac{15}{2} - \frac{3 \sqrt{3} i}{2}\right)\right) + \left(- \frac{15}{2} + \frac{3 \sqrt{3} i}{2}\right)$$
=
-27
$$-27$$
product
    /             ___\ /             ___\
    |  15   3*I*\/ 3 | |  15   3*I*\/ 3 |
-12*|- -- - ---------|*|- -- + ---------|
    \  2        2    / \  2        2    /
$$- 12 \left(- \frac{15}{2} - \frac{3 \sqrt{3} i}{2}\right) \left(- \frac{15}{2} + \frac{3 \sqrt{3} i}{2}\right)$$
=
-756
$$-756$$
-756
Rapid solution [src]
x1 = -12
$$x_{1} = -12$$
                  ___
       15   3*I*\/ 3 
x2 = - -- - ---------
       2        2    
$$x_{2} = - \frac{15}{2} - \frac{3 \sqrt{3} i}{2}$$
                  ___
       15   3*I*\/ 3 
x3 = - -- + ---------
       2        2    
$$x_{3} = - \frac{15}{2} + \frac{3 \sqrt{3} i}{2}$$
x3 = -15/2 + 3*sqrt(3)*i/2
Numerical answer [src]
x1 = -7.5 + 2.59807621135332*i
x2 = -12.0
x3 = -7.5 - 2.59807621135332*i
x3 = -7.5 - 2.59807621135332*i