SOLUTION: 1.If r and s are the roots of the quadratic equation x2 + 3x - 5 = 0, find the value of r3 + s3. Show clear solution pls thanksss!

Question 1172151: 1.If r and s are the roots of the quadratic equation x2 + 3x - 5 = 0, find the value of r3 + s3. Show clear solution pls thanksss!
Found 2 solutions by math_tutor2020, ikleyn:
Answer by math_tutor2020(3817)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

We can use Vieta's Formulas to say
r+s = -b
r*s = c
where r,s are the two roots of x^2+bx+c
In this case, a = 1.
If 'a' was some nonzero value other than 1, then you'd have to divide everything by 'a' to get ax^2+bx+c into the form x^2+px+q, where p = b/a and q = c/a.

From x^2+3x-5, we see that b = 3 and c = -5
Plug those values into the first two equations mentioned to get:
r+s = -3
r*s = -5

Let's square both sides of that first equation and do a bit of rearranging:
r+s = -3
(r+s)^2 = (-3)^2
r^2+2rs+s^2 = 9
r^2+s^2+2rs = 9
r^2+s^2+2(-5) = 9 ... plug in rs = -5
r^2+s^2-10 = 9
r^2+s^2 = 9+10
r^2+s^2 = 19

The following three equations
r+s = -3
r*s = -5
r^2+s^2 = 19
will be used in the next portion below

By the sum of cubes factoring formula, we know that...
r^3+s^3 = (r+s)(r^2-rs+s^2)
r^3+s^3 = (r+s)(r^2+s^2-rs)
r^3+s^3 = (-3)(r^2+s^2-rs) ... plug in r+s = -3
r^3+s^3 = (-3)(19-rs) .... plug in r^2+s^2 = 19
r^3+s^3 = (-3)(19-(-5)) .... plug in rs = -5
r^3+s^3 = (-3)(19+5)
r^3+s^3 = (-3)(24)
r^3+s^3 = -72 which is the final answer.

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As you can see from the last section, we computed r^3+s^3 without knowing what r and s are individually. We could actually solve for them using the quadratic formula

I won't show those steps, but you should get and as the two roots.
These are the values of r and s in either order.

Once you know these values, plug them into r^3+s^3 and you should get -72 as the final answer.

Also, knowing the actual roots r,s allows you to check each of these following equations
r+s = -3
r*s = -5
r^2+s^2 = 19
to help further confirm the steps of the previous section. I'll let you perform these checks.

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Answer: -72

Answer by ikleyn(52803)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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According to Vieta's theorem, we have r + s = -3, rs = -5. (1) Keeping it in mind, we can write = = = . Replace here rs by -5 and replace r+s by -3, based on (1). You will get -27 = + 3*(-5)*(-3) = + 45, and then = -27 - 45 = -72. ANSWER. = -72.

Solved.

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