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5 Answers
Rohan Ghosh
·2009-04-21 19:40:31
r u sure this is a mathematical trasure ..
just substitute a-x=t3
we will get
a-t3+a3=t
thus
t3-a3+t-a=0
(t-a)(t2+a2-ta)+(t-a)=0
we get one solution as t=a
and for the other
t2+a2-at+1=0
here D=a2-4(a2+1) <0 thus we wont get any real solution here
so only solution
t=a
or 3√a-x=a
thus x=a-a3
Mani Pal Singh
·2009-04-21 23:48:03
perfectly correct
but a more elegant way follows
we have
a=3√3√a-x-x
Let f(f(a)=3√a-x
we here observe that it is an increasing function as f"(a)>0
f(f(a))=a
this is possible when
f(a)=a
so we get
3√a-x=a
so
x=a-a3
hence the only solution is a-a3
Dr.House
·2009-04-21 23:56:56
i say rohan`s method is more elegant. your solution is good but the idea is not that ommediately comes to brain.