document.write( "Question 998683: 27x^3+y^3=35; xy=2; find 3x+y \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\"27x%5E3%2By%5E3\" = \"35\"; \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"xy\" = \"2\".
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Express  y  from the second equation  y = \"2%2Fx\"  and  substitute into the first one.  You will get\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"27x%5E3+%2B+%288%2Fx%5E3%29\" = \"35\",\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Multiply both sides by  \"x%5E3\".  You will get\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"27x%5E6+%2B+8+\" = \"35x%5E3\",     or\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"27x%5E6+-+35x%5E3+%2B+8\" = \"0\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Introduce new variable  z = \"x%5E3\".  You will get a quadratic equation\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"27z%5E2+-+35z+%2B+8\" = \"0\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now,  apply the quadratic formula to solve it.  You will get \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "z = \"%2835+%2B-+sqrt%2835%5E2+-+4%2A35%2A8%29%29%2F54\" = \"%2835+%2B-+19%29%2F54\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So,  \"z%5B1%5D\" = 1     ----->  x = 1,  y = 2.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"z%5B2%5D\" = \"8%2F27\"     ----->  x = \"2%2F3\",  y = \"3\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Answer.  Two solutions: 1)  x = 1,  y = 2;   and  2)  x = \"2%2F3\",  y = \"3\".\r
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