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x^7/15=15/28 equation

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 7     
x    15
-- = --
15   28
$$\frac{x^{7}}{15} = \frac{15}{28}$$
Detail solution
Given the equation
$$\frac{x^{7}}{15} = \frac{15}{28}$$
Because equation degree is equal to = 7 - does not contain even numbers in the numerator, then
the equation has single real root.
Get the root 7-th degree of the equation sides:
We get:
$$\frac{\sqrt[7]{x^{7}}}{\sqrt[7]{15}} = \sqrt[7]{\frac{15}{28}}$$
or
$$\frac{15^{\frac{6}{7}} x}{15} = \frac{\sqrt[7]{56471520}}{14}$$
Expand brackets in the left part
x*15^6/7/15 = 56471520^(1/7)/14

Expand brackets in the right part
x*15^6/7/15 = 56471520^1/7/14

Divide both parts of the equation by 15^(6/7)/15
x = 56471520^(1/7)/14 / (15^(6/7)/15)

We get the answer: x = 847072800^(1/7)/14

All other 6 root(s) is the complex numbers.
do replacement:
$$z = x$$
then the equation will be the:
$$z^{7} = \frac{225}{28}$$
Any complex number can presented so:
$$z = r e^{i p}$$
substitute to the equation
$$r^{7} e^{7 i p} = \frac{225}{28}$$
where
$$r = \frac{15^{\frac{2}{7}} \sqrt[7]{3764768}}{14}$$
- the magnitude of the complex number
Substitute r:
$$e^{7 i p} = 1$$
Using Euler’s formula, we find roots for p
$$i \sin{\left(7 p \right)} + \cos{\left(7 p \right)} = 1$$
so
$$\cos{\left(7 p \right)} = 1$$
and
$$\sin{\left(7 p \right)} = 0$$
then
$$p = \frac{2 \pi N}{7}$$
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:
$$z_{1} = \frac{15^{\frac{2}{7}} \sqrt[7]{3764768}}{14}$$
$$z_{2} = - \frac{15^{\frac{2}{7}} \sqrt[7]{3764768} \cos{\left(\frac{\pi}{7} \right)}}{14} - \frac{15^{\frac{2}{7}} \sqrt[7]{3764768} i \sin{\left(\frac{\pi}{7} \right)}}{14}$$
$$z_{3} = - \frac{15^{\frac{2}{7}} \sqrt[7]{3764768} \cos{\left(\frac{\pi}{7} \right)}}{14} + \frac{15^{\frac{2}{7}} \sqrt[7]{3764768} i \sin{\left(\frac{\pi}{7} \right)}}{14}$$
$$z_{4} = \frac{15^{\frac{2}{7}} \sqrt[7]{3764768} \cos{\left(\frac{2 \pi}{7} \right)}}{14} - \frac{15^{\frac{2}{7}} \sqrt[7]{3764768} i \sin{\left(\frac{2 \pi}{7} \right)}}{14}$$
$$z_{5} = \frac{15^{\frac{2}{7}} \sqrt[7]{3764768} \cos{\left(\frac{2 \pi}{7} \right)}}{14} + \frac{15^{\frac{2}{7}} \sqrt[7]{3764768} i \sin{\left(\frac{2 \pi}{7} \right)}}{14}$$
$$z_{6} = - \frac{15^{\frac{2}{7}} \sqrt[7]{3764768} \cos{\left(\frac{3 \pi}{7} \right)}}{14} - \frac{15^{\frac{2}{7}} \sqrt[7]{3764768} i \sin{\left(\frac{3 \pi}{7} \right)}}{14}$$
$$z_{7} = - \frac{15^{\frac{2}{7}} \sqrt[7]{3764768} \cos{\left(\frac{3 \pi}{7} \right)}}{14} + \frac{15^{\frac{2}{7}} \sqrt[7]{3764768} i \sin{\left(\frac{3 \pi}{7} \right)}}{14}$$
do backward replacement
$$z = x$$
$$x = z$$

The final answer:
$$x_{1} = \frac{15^{\frac{2}{7}} \sqrt[7]{3764768}}{14}$$
$$x_{2} = - \frac{15^{\frac{2}{7}} \sqrt[7]{3764768} \cos{\left(\frac{\pi}{7} \right)}}{14} - \frac{15^{\frac{2}{7}} \sqrt[7]{3764768} i \sin{\left(\frac{\pi}{7} \right)}}{14}$$
$$x_{3} = - \frac{15^{\frac{2}{7}} \sqrt[7]{3764768} \cos{\left(\frac{\pi}{7} \right)}}{14} + \frac{15^{\frac{2}{7}} \sqrt[7]{3764768} i \sin{\left(\frac{\pi}{7} \right)}}{14}$$
$$x_{4} = \frac{15^{\frac{2}{7}} \sqrt[7]{3764768} \cos{\left(\frac{2 \pi}{7} \right)}}{14} - \frac{15^{\frac{2}{7}} \sqrt[7]{3764768} i \sin{\left(\frac{2 \pi}{7} \right)}}{14}$$
$$x_{5} = \frac{15^{\frac{2}{7}} \sqrt[7]{3764768} \cos{\left(\frac{2 \pi}{7} \right)}}{14} + \frac{15^{\frac{2}{7}} \sqrt[7]{3764768} i \sin{\left(\frac{2 \pi}{7} \right)}}{14}$$
$$x_{6} = - \frac{15^{\frac{2}{7}} \sqrt[7]{3764768} \cos{\left(\frac{3 \pi}{7} \right)}}{14} - \frac{15^{\frac{2}{7}} \sqrt[7]{3764768} i \sin{\left(\frac{3 \pi}{7} \right)}}{14}$$
$$x_{7} = - \frac{15^{\frac{2}{7}} \sqrt[7]{3764768} \cos{\left(\frac{3 \pi}{7} \right)}}{14} + \frac{15^{\frac{2}{7}} \sqrt[7]{3764768} i \sin{\left(\frac{3 \pi}{7} \right)}}{14}$$
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       2/7 7 _________
     15   *\/ 3764768 
x1 = -----------------
             14       
$$x_{1} = \frac{15^{\frac{2}{7}} \sqrt[7]{3764768}}{14}$$
         2/7 7 _________    /pi\       2/7 7 _________    /pi\
       15   *\/ 3764768 *cos|--|   I*15   *\/ 3764768 *sin|--|
                            \7 /                          \7 /
x2 = - ------------------------- - ---------------------------
                   14                           14            
$$x_{2} = - \frac{15^{\frac{2}{7}} \sqrt[7]{3764768} \cos{\left(\frac{\pi}{7} \right)}}{14} - \frac{15^{\frac{2}{7}} \sqrt[7]{3764768} i \sin{\left(\frac{\pi}{7} \right)}}{14}$$
         2/7 7 _________    /pi\       2/7 7 _________    /pi\
       15   *\/ 3764768 *cos|--|   I*15   *\/ 3764768 *sin|--|
                            \7 /                          \7 /
x3 = - ------------------------- + ---------------------------
                   14                           14            
$$x_{3} = - \frac{15^{\frac{2}{7}} \sqrt[7]{3764768} \cos{\left(\frac{\pi}{7} \right)}}{14} + \frac{15^{\frac{2}{7}} \sqrt[7]{3764768} i \sin{\left(\frac{\pi}{7} \right)}}{14}$$
       2/7 7 _________    /2*pi\       2/7 7 _________    /2*pi\
     15   *\/ 3764768 *cos|----|   I*15   *\/ 3764768 *sin|----|
                          \ 7  /                          \ 7  /
x4 = --------------------------- - -----------------------------
                  14                             14             
$$x_{4} = \frac{15^{\frac{2}{7}} \sqrt[7]{3764768} \cos{\left(\frac{2 \pi}{7} \right)}}{14} - \frac{15^{\frac{2}{7}} \sqrt[7]{3764768} i \sin{\left(\frac{2 \pi}{7} \right)}}{14}$$
       2/7 7 _________    /2*pi\       2/7 7 _________    /2*pi\
     15   *\/ 3764768 *cos|----|   I*15   *\/ 3764768 *sin|----|
                          \ 7  /                          \ 7  /
x5 = --------------------------- + -----------------------------
                  14                             14             
$$x_{5} = \frac{15^{\frac{2}{7}} \sqrt[7]{3764768} \cos{\left(\frac{2 \pi}{7} \right)}}{14} + \frac{15^{\frac{2}{7}} \sqrt[7]{3764768} i \sin{\left(\frac{2 \pi}{7} \right)}}{14}$$
         2/7 7 _________    /3*pi\       2/7 7 _________    /3*pi\
       15   *\/ 3764768 *cos|----|   I*15   *\/ 3764768 *sin|----|
                            \ 7  /                          \ 7  /
x6 = - --------------------------- - -----------------------------
                    14                             14             
$$x_{6} = - \frac{15^{\frac{2}{7}} \sqrt[7]{3764768} \cos{\left(\frac{3 \pi}{7} \right)}}{14} - \frac{15^{\frac{2}{7}} \sqrt[7]{3764768} i \sin{\left(\frac{3 \pi}{7} \right)}}{14}$$
         2/7 7 _________    /3*pi\       2/7 7 _________    /3*pi\
       15   *\/ 3764768 *cos|----|   I*15   *\/ 3764768 *sin|----|
                            \ 7  /                          \ 7  /
x7 = - --------------------------- + -----------------------------
                    14                             14             
$$x_{7} = - \frac{15^{\frac{2}{7}} \sqrt[7]{3764768} \cos{\left(\frac{3 \pi}{7} \right)}}{14} + \frac{15^{\frac{2}{7}} \sqrt[7]{3764768} i \sin{\left(\frac{3 \pi}{7} \right)}}{14}$$
x7 = -15^(2/7)*3764768^(1/7)*cos(3*pi/7)/14 + 15^(2/7)*3764768^(1/7)*i*sin(3*pi/7)/14
Sum and product of roots [src]
sum
                        2/7 7 _________    /pi\       2/7 7 _________    /pi\       2/7 7 _________    /pi\       2/7 7 _________    /pi\     2/7 7 _________    /2*pi\       2/7 7 _________    /2*pi\     2/7 7 _________    /2*pi\       2/7 7 _________    /2*pi\       2/7 7 _________    /3*pi\       2/7 7 _________    /3*pi\       2/7 7 _________    /3*pi\       2/7 7 _________    /3*pi\
  2/7 7 _________     15   *\/ 3764768 *cos|--|   I*15   *\/ 3764768 *sin|--|     15   *\/ 3764768 *cos|--|   I*15   *\/ 3764768 *sin|--|   15   *\/ 3764768 *cos|----|   I*15   *\/ 3764768 *sin|----|   15   *\/ 3764768 *cos|----|   I*15   *\/ 3764768 *sin|----|     15   *\/ 3764768 *cos|----|   I*15   *\/ 3764768 *sin|----|     15   *\/ 3764768 *cos|----|   I*15   *\/ 3764768 *sin|----|
15   *\/ 3764768                           \7 /                          \7 /                          \7 /                          \7 /                        \ 7  /                          \ 7  /                        \ 7  /                          \ 7  /                          \ 7  /                          \ 7  /                          \ 7  /                          \ 7  /
----------------- + - ------------------------- - --------------------------- + - ------------------------- + --------------------------- + --------------------------- - ----------------------------- + --------------------------- + ----------------------------- + - --------------------------- - ----------------------------- + - --------------------------- + -----------------------------
        14                        14                           14                             14                           14                            14                             14                             14                             14                               14                             14                               14                             14             
$$\left(\left(- \frac{15^{\frac{2}{7}} \sqrt[7]{3764768} \cos{\left(\frac{3 \pi}{7} \right)}}{14} - \frac{15^{\frac{2}{7}} \sqrt[7]{3764768} i \sin{\left(\frac{3 \pi}{7} \right)}}{14}\right) + \left(\left(\left(\frac{15^{\frac{2}{7}} \sqrt[7]{3764768} \cos{\left(\frac{2 \pi}{7} \right)}}{14} - \frac{15^{\frac{2}{7}} \sqrt[7]{3764768} i \sin{\left(\frac{2 \pi}{7} \right)}}{14}\right) + \left(\left(\frac{15^{\frac{2}{7}} \sqrt[7]{3764768}}{14} + \left(- \frac{15^{\frac{2}{7}} \sqrt[7]{3764768} \cos{\left(\frac{\pi}{7} \right)}}{14} - \frac{15^{\frac{2}{7}} \sqrt[7]{3764768} i \sin{\left(\frac{\pi}{7} \right)}}{14}\right)\right) + \left(- \frac{15^{\frac{2}{7}} \sqrt[7]{3764768} \cos{\left(\frac{\pi}{7} \right)}}{14} + \frac{15^{\frac{2}{7}} \sqrt[7]{3764768} i \sin{\left(\frac{\pi}{7} \right)}}{14}\right)\right)\right) + \left(\frac{15^{\frac{2}{7}} \sqrt[7]{3764768} \cos{\left(\frac{2 \pi}{7} \right)}}{14} + \frac{15^{\frac{2}{7}} \sqrt[7]{3764768} i \sin{\left(\frac{2 \pi}{7} \right)}}{14}\right)\right)\right) + \left(- \frac{15^{\frac{2}{7}} \sqrt[7]{3764768} \cos{\left(\frac{3 \pi}{7} \right)}}{14} + \frac{15^{\frac{2}{7}} \sqrt[7]{3764768} i \sin{\left(\frac{3 \pi}{7} \right)}}{14}\right)$$
=
                      2/7 7 _________    /pi\     2/7 7 _________    /3*pi\     2/7 7 _________    /2*pi\
  2/7 7 _________   15   *\/ 3764768 *cos|--|   15   *\/ 3764768 *cos|----|   15   *\/ 3764768 *cos|----|
15   *\/ 3764768                         \7 /                        \ 7  /                        \ 7  /
----------------- - ------------------------- - --------------------------- + ---------------------------
        14                      7                            7                             7             
$$- \frac{15^{\frac{2}{7}} \sqrt[7]{3764768} \cos{\left(\frac{\pi}{7} \right)}}{7} - \frac{15^{\frac{2}{7}} \sqrt[7]{3764768} \cos{\left(\frac{3 \pi}{7} \right)}}{7} + \frac{15^{\frac{2}{7}} \sqrt[7]{3764768}}{14} + \frac{15^{\frac{2}{7}} \sqrt[7]{3764768} \cos{\left(\frac{2 \pi}{7} \right)}}{7}$$
product
                  /    2/7 7 _________    /pi\       2/7 7 _________    /pi\\ /    2/7 7 _________    /pi\       2/7 7 _________    /pi\\ /  2/7 7 _________    /2*pi\       2/7 7 _________    /2*pi\\ /  2/7 7 _________    /2*pi\       2/7 7 _________    /2*pi\\ /    2/7 7 _________    /3*pi\       2/7 7 _________    /3*pi\\ /    2/7 7 _________    /3*pi\       2/7 7 _________    /3*pi\\
  2/7 7 _________ |  15   *\/ 3764768 *cos|--|   I*15   *\/ 3764768 *sin|--|| |  15   *\/ 3764768 *cos|--|   I*15   *\/ 3764768 *sin|--|| |15   *\/ 3764768 *cos|----|   I*15   *\/ 3764768 *sin|----|| |15   *\/ 3764768 *cos|----|   I*15   *\/ 3764768 *sin|----|| |  15   *\/ 3764768 *cos|----|   I*15   *\/ 3764768 *sin|----|| |  15   *\/ 3764768 *cos|----|   I*15   *\/ 3764768 *sin|----||
15   *\/ 3764768  |                       \7 /                          \7 /| |                       \7 /                          \7 /| |                     \ 7  /                          \ 7  /| |                     \ 7  /                          \ 7  /| |                       \ 7  /                          \ 7  /| |                       \ 7  /                          \ 7  /|
-----------------*|- ------------------------- - ---------------------------|*|- ------------------------- + ---------------------------|*|--------------------------- - -----------------------------|*|--------------------------- + -----------------------------|*|- --------------------------- - -----------------------------|*|- --------------------------- + -----------------------------|
        14        \              14                           14            / \              14                           14            / \             14                             14             / \             14                             14             / \               14                             14             / \               14                             14             /
$$\frac{15^{\frac{2}{7}} \sqrt[7]{3764768}}{14} \left(- \frac{15^{\frac{2}{7}} \sqrt[7]{3764768} \cos{\left(\frac{\pi}{7} \right)}}{14} - \frac{15^{\frac{2}{7}} \sqrt[7]{3764768} i \sin{\left(\frac{\pi}{7} \right)}}{14}\right) \left(- \frac{15^{\frac{2}{7}} \sqrt[7]{3764768} \cos{\left(\frac{\pi}{7} \right)}}{14} + \frac{15^{\frac{2}{7}} \sqrt[7]{3764768} i \sin{\left(\frac{\pi}{7} \right)}}{14}\right) \left(\frac{15^{\frac{2}{7}} \sqrt[7]{3764768} \cos{\left(\frac{2 \pi}{7} \right)}}{14} - \frac{15^{\frac{2}{7}} \sqrt[7]{3764768} i \sin{\left(\frac{2 \pi}{7} \right)}}{14}\right) \left(\frac{15^{\frac{2}{7}} \sqrt[7]{3764768} \cos{\left(\frac{2 \pi}{7} \right)}}{14} + \frac{15^{\frac{2}{7}} \sqrt[7]{3764768} i \sin{\left(\frac{2 \pi}{7} \right)}}{14}\right) \left(- \frac{15^{\frac{2}{7}} \sqrt[7]{3764768} \cos{\left(\frac{3 \pi}{7} \right)}}{14} - \frac{15^{\frac{2}{7}} \sqrt[7]{3764768} i \sin{\left(\frac{3 \pi}{7} \right)}}{14}\right) \left(- \frac{15^{\frac{2}{7}} \sqrt[7]{3764768} \cos{\left(\frac{3 \pi}{7} \right)}}{14} + \frac{15^{\frac{2}{7}} \sqrt[7]{3764768} i \sin{\left(\frac{3 \pi}{7} \right)}}{14}\right)$$
=
225
---
 28
$$\frac{225}{28}$$
225/28
Numerical answer [src]
x1 = 0.839689198725172 - 1.05293695116514*i
x2 = 1.34675690961089
x3 = -0.299681605338734 - 1.31299090210339*i
x4 = -1.21338604819188 - 0.584335923624378*i
x5 = 0.839689198725172 + 1.05293695116514*i
x6 = -1.21338604819188 + 0.584335923624378*i
x7 = -0.299681605338734 + 1.31299090210339*i
x7 = -0.299681605338734 + 1.31299090210339*i