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Tagged with: [Post New]posted on 15 Mar 2007 15:53:35 IST    
some of you must be having the idea that cubic equations roots cant be found out.but in fact they can be found out
the standard form is y^3+3a*y^2+3by+c=0
put y=x-a the equation reduces to of the form x^3-3px+q=0----1
to solve the equation put x=z/n
and we have z^3-3*p*n^2*z+q*n^3=0
(cos a)^3-(3/4cos a)-1/4*cos 3a=0-----2
each of u would surely acquainted with that
now compare 1 and 2 u will arrive at n=  (1/4p)^1/2
then cos 3a= - 4q((1/4p)^3/2)-----3
the equation 3 can always be solved if 4q((1/4p)^3/2)<1
i.e q^2<4*p^3
if a be the smallest angle satisfying the equation 3
then also the values a+120 and a+240
so that the roots are (cos a)/n,(cos(a+120))/n and (cos(a+240))/n
and then u may get all the roots and convert it into the original form.
HOPE THIS IS HELPFUL TO ALL MATHS LOVERS
 
 
 
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