SOLUTION: if x+1/x= 2 find the value of 8x^3+1/x^3

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Question 667681: if x+1/x= 2 find the value of 8x^3+1/x^3
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if x+1/x= 2 find the value of 8x^3+1/x^3
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x+1/x= 2
x^2+1=2x
x^2-2x+1=0
(x-1)^2=0
x-1=0
x=1
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8x^3+1/x^3
=8+1
=9