Sum and Products of roots anyone? (1 Viewer)

[Prawnchip]

If α and β are the roots of x² = 5x - 8, find ³√α + ³√β without finding the roots. Anyone know how to do this?

 

[Carrotsticks]

Form the polynomial with roots cube root alpha and cube root beta, then find the sum of roots using that polynomial.

 

[nightweaver066]

Form the polynomial with roots cube root alpha and cube root beta, then find the sum of roots using that polynomial.

+1 much easier

 

[Sy123]

If α and β are the roots of x² = 5x - 8, find ³√α + ³√β without finding the roots. Anyone know how to do this?

Discriminant is less than zero
Moreover

Those are the LHS and RHS graphed. No intersection, therefore no roots
IMPOSSIBRU

 

[Carrotsticks]

It has no REAL roots, but doesn't mean no value of cube root alpha + cube root beta exists.

I think OP either mistyped the question, or posted in the wrong section (meant to be Extension 2).

 

[Sy123]

Heh, sorry about that then, I just...yeah

 

[deswa1]

-7 < 0 , no roots
impossibruuu

This is true but you can still find sums and products for roots that aren't real. Consider the equation x^2+1=0. The discriminant is less than 0, therefore there are no real roots however the sums and products of roots gives us that the sum is 0 and the product is 1. When you do find the roots (using MX2 complex numbers), the roots are i and -i which do indeed add to zero and multiply to 1.

I think Carrotsticks is right though and this should be in the MX2 section.

 

[Timske]

This is true but you can still find sums and products for roots that aren't real. Consider the equation x^2+1=0. The discriminant is less than 0, therefore there are no real roots however the sums and products of roots gives us that the sum is 0 and the product is 1. When you do find the roots (using MX2 complex numbers), the roots are i and -i which do indeed add to zero and multiply to 1.

I think Carrotsticks is right though and this should be in the MX2 section.

oh i deleted that post lol, OP posted in wrong section then

 

[Prawnchip]

Sorry if it's in the wrong section i didn't know it was in mx2 :/ Carrotsicks can you explain? How do you form the polynomial?

 

[xdosha]

No way a 2U question.. haha.

 

[Fus Ro Dah]

Prawnchip, from where did you get this question?

For some reason, it's not working out nicely for me. The usual way would be to let which implies that then find but the polynomial transforms to a polynomial of degree six, rather than preserving the number of solutions...

 

[nightweaver066]

By using,
and letting , then rearranging to get:
x^3 - 6x - 5 = 0
(x + 1)(x^2 - x - 5) = 0

Not sure on which value i should take as the solution lol.

 

[Prawnchip]

I got this from a tutor sheet

 

[Nooblet94]

By using,
and letting , then rearranging to get:
x^3 - 6x - 5 = 0
(x + 1)(x^2 - x - 5) = 0

Not sure on which value i should take as the solution lol.

Pretty sure it's the positive solution, since

EDIT: Yep, it is, just checked on wolframalpha

 

[math man]

this resembles an extension question from cambridge ch8 on sum and product of roots, so it is def not 2u