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x^3=2

x^3=2 equation

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x  = 2
$$x^{3} = 2$$
Detail solution
Given the equation
$$x^{3} = 2$$
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:
$$\sqrt[3]{x^{3}} = \sqrt[3]{2}$$
or
$$x = \sqrt[3]{2}$$
Expand brackets in the right part
x = 2^1/3

We get the answer: x = 2^(1/3)

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

The final answer:
$$x_{1} = \sqrt[3]{2}$$
$$x_{2} = - \frac{\sqrt[3]{2}}{2} - \frac{\sqrt[3]{2} \sqrt{3} i}{2}$$
$$x_{3} = - \frac{\sqrt[3]{2}}{2} + \frac{\sqrt[3]{2} \sqrt{3} i}{2}$$
Vieta's Theorem
it is reduced cubic equation
$$p x^{2} + q x + v + x^{3} = 0$$
where
$$p = \frac{b}{a}$$
$$p = 0$$
$$q = \frac{c}{a}$$
$$q = 0$$
$$v = \frac{d}{a}$$
$$v = -2$$
Vieta Formulas
$$x_{1} + x_{2} + x_{3} = - p$$
$$x_{1} x_{2} + x_{1} x_{3} + x_{2} x_{3} = q$$
$$x_{1} x_{2} x_{3} = v$$
$$x_{1} + x_{2} + x_{3} = 0$$
$$x_{1} x_{2} + x_{1} x_{3} + x_{2} x_{3} = 0$$
$$x_{1} x_{2} x_{3} = -2$$
The graph
Sum and product of roots [src]
sum
          3 ___     3 ___   ___     3 ___     3 ___   ___
3 ___     \/ 2    I*\/ 2 *\/ 3      \/ 2    I*\/ 2 *\/ 3 
\/ 2  + - ----- - ------------- + - ----- + -------------
            2           2             2           2      
$$\left(\sqrt[3]{2} + \left(- \frac{\sqrt[3]{2}}{2} - \frac{\sqrt[3]{2} \sqrt{3} i}{2}\right)\right) + \left(- \frac{\sqrt[3]{2}}{2} + \frac{\sqrt[3]{2} \sqrt{3} i}{2}\right)$$
=
0
$$0$$
product
      /  3 ___     3 ___   ___\ /  3 ___     3 ___   ___\
3 ___ |  \/ 2    I*\/ 2 *\/ 3 | |  \/ 2    I*\/ 2 *\/ 3 |
\/ 2 *|- ----- - -------------|*|- ----- + -------------|
      \    2           2      / \    2           2      /
$$\sqrt[3]{2} \left(- \frac{\sqrt[3]{2}}{2} - \frac{\sqrt[3]{2} \sqrt{3} i}{2}\right) \left(- \frac{\sqrt[3]{2}}{2} + \frac{\sqrt[3]{2} \sqrt{3} i}{2}\right)$$
=
2
$$2$$
2
Rapid solution [src]
     3 ___
x1 = \/ 2 
$$x_{1} = \sqrt[3]{2}$$
       3 ___     3 ___   ___
       \/ 2    I*\/ 2 *\/ 3 
x2 = - ----- - -------------
         2           2      
$$x_{2} = - \frac{\sqrt[3]{2}}{2} - \frac{\sqrt[3]{2} \sqrt{3} i}{2}$$
       3 ___     3 ___   ___
       \/ 2    I*\/ 2 *\/ 3 
x3 = - ----- + -------------
         2           2      
$$x_{3} = - \frac{\sqrt[3]{2}}{2} + \frac{\sqrt[3]{2} \sqrt{3} i}{2}$$
x3 = -2^(1/3)/2 + 2^(1/3)*sqrt(3)*i/2
Numerical answer [src]
x1 = 1.25992104989487
x2 = -0.629960524947437 + 1.09112363597172*i
x3 = -0.629960524947437 - 1.09112363597172*i
x3 = -0.629960524947437 - 1.09112363597172*i
The graph
x^3=2 equation