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How would you go about solving [tex]ax^3+bx^2+cd+d=0[/tex] for x. Please step by step! Thanks!
Cubic Formula: Step-by-Step Solution for Finding x
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Strafespar said:How would you go about solving [tex]ax^3+bx^2+cd+d=0[/tex] for x. Please step by step! Thanks!
It's pretty longwinded but standard. See here, for example:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cubic_function
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In the [tex]X_{1}[/tex] example, does x=y-b/3a?
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