document.write( "Question 1143178: What is the sum of the real solutions of the equation (x+1)(x^2 + 1)(x^3 + 1)=30x^3? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #763950 by MathLover1(20850)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+%28x%2B1%29%28x%5E2+%2B+1%29%28x%5E3+%2B+1%29=30x%5E3\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+x%5E6+%2B+x%5E5+%2B+x%5E4+%2B+2+x%5E3+%2B+x%5E2+%2B+x+%2B+1-30x%5E3=0\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%5E2+-+3+x+%2B+1%29+%28x%5E4+%2B+4+x%5E3+%2B+12+x%5E2+%2B+4+x+%2B+1%29=0\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if \"%28x%5E2+-+3+x+%2B+1%29+=0\"....use quadratic formula to ind solutions\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \"x+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+\"....\"a=1\",\"b=-3\",\"c=1\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \"x+=+%28-%28-3%29+%2B-+sqrt%28+%28-3%29%5E2-4%2A1%2A1+%29%29%2F%282%2A1%29+\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \"x+=+%283+%2B-+sqrt%28+9-4+%29%29%2F2+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%283+%2B-+sqrt%28+5+%29%29%2F2+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "real solutions are:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5B1%5D+=+3%2F2+%2B+sqrt%285%29%2F2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5B2%5D+=+3%2F2+-+sqrt%285%29%2F2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if \"x%5E4+%2B+4+x%5E3+%2B+12+x%5E2+%2B+4+x+%2B+1=0\" you will get only complex solutions; so, disregard it\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the sum of the real solutions will be:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5B1%5D%2Bx%5B2%5D+=+3%2F2+%2B+sqrt%285%29%2F2%2B3%2F2+-+sqrt%285%29%2F2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5B1%5D%2Bx%5B2%5D+=+3%2F2+%2B3%2F2+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5B1%5D%2Bx%5B2%5D+=+6%2F2+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5B1%5D%2Bx%5B2%5D+=+3+\"-> your answer\r
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