Given the equation:
$$\left(x^{3} - 7 x\right) + 6 = 0$$
transform
$$\left(- 7 x + \left(x^{3} - 1\right)\right) + 7 = 0$$
or
$$\left(- 7 x + \left(x^{3} - 1^{3}\right)\right) + 7 = 0$$
$$- 7 \left(x - 1\right) + \left(x^{3} - 1^{3}\right) = 0$$
$$\left(x - 1\right) \left(\left(x^{2} + x\right) + 1^{2}\right) - 7 \left(x - 1\right) = 0$$
Take common factor -1 + x from the equation
we get:
$$\left(x - 1\right) \left(\left(\left(x^{2} + x\right) + 1^{2}\right) - 7\right) = 0$$
or
$$\left(x - 1\right) \left(x^{2} + x - 6\right) = 0$$
then:
$$x_{1} = 1$$
and also
we get the equation
$$x^{2} + x - 6 = 0$$
This equation is of the form
a*x^2 + b*x + c = 0
A quadratic equation can be solved
using the discriminant.
The roots of the quadratic equation:
$$x_{2} = \frac{\sqrt{D} - b}{2 a}$$
$$x_{3} = \frac{- \sqrt{D} - b}{2 a}$$
where D = b^2 - 4*a*c - it is the discriminant.
Because
$$a = 1$$
$$b = 1$$
$$c = -6$$
, then
D = b^2 - 4 * a * c =
(1)^2 - 4 * (1) * (-6) = 25
Because D > 0, then the equation has two roots.
x2 = (-b + sqrt(D)) / (2*a)
x3 = (-b - sqrt(D)) / (2*a)
or
$$x_{2} = 2$$
$$x_{3} = -3$$
The final answer for x^3 - 7*x + 6 = 0:
$$x_{1} = 1$$
$$x_{2} = 2$$
$$x_{3} = -3$$