Cubic Equation Cardano solution

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Homework Statement


To solve the following equation
3x^3 + x^2 + 15x + 27 = 0

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The Attempt at a Solution



{(x-> 1/9{-1 - 134/(-3079+27Sqrt.(16305)^(1/2) + (-3079+27Sqrt.(16305)^(1/3)}

{x-> -1/9 + 67(1+iSqrt.3)/9(-3079+27Sqrt.(16305)^(1/2) -1/18 (1-iSqrt.3)(-3079+27Sqrt.(16305)^(1/2)}

Is this correct ?

{x-> -1/9 + 67(1-iSqrt.3)/9(-3079+27Sqrt.(16305)^(1/2) - 1/18 (1+iSqrt.3)(-3079+27Sqrt.(16305)^(1/2)}
 
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I actually mastered the cubic solution.
I used this site.
The methods of Cardano/Tartaglia are trully beautifully derived.
 
There are two things I don't understand about this problem. First, when finding the nth root of a number, there should in theory be n solutions. However, the formula produces n+1 roots. Here is how. The first root is simply ##\left(r\right)^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)}##. Then you multiply this first root by n additional expressions given by the formula, as you go through k=0,1,...n-1. So you end up with n+1 roots, which cannot be correct. Let me illustrate what I mean. For this...
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