document.write( "Question 1209412: Find all real numbers x such that (3x - 27)^3 + (27x - 3)^3 = (3x + 27x - 30)^3. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #848768 by Edwin McCravy(20056)\"\" \"About 
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document.write( "\"%283x+-+27%29%5E3+%2B+%2827x+-+3%29%5E3\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"%283x+%2B+27x+-+30%29%5E3\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"%283%28x+-+9%29%29%5E3+%2B+%283%289x+-+1%29%29%5E3\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"%2830x+-+30%29%5E3\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"%283%28x+-+9%29%29%5E3+%2B+%283%289x+-+1%29%29%5E3\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"30%28x+-+1%29%5E3\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"27%28x+-+9%29%5E3+%2B+27%289x+-+1%29%5E3\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"27000%28x+-+1%29%5E3\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"%28x+-+9%29%5E3+%2B+%289x+-+1%29%5E3\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"1000%28x+-+1%29%5E3\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Factor the left side as the sum of two cubes:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"1000%28x-1%29%5E3\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"%2810x-10%5E%22%22%29%28%28x-9%29%5E2-%28x-9%29%289x-1%29%2B%289x-1%29%5E2%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"1000%28x-1%29%5E3\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"1000%28x-1%29%5E3\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"%2810%28x-1%29%5E%22%22%29%28x%5E2-18x%2B81-9x%5E2%2B82x-9%2B81x%5E2-18x%2B1%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"1000%28x-1%5E%22%22%29%5E3\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"%2810%28x-1%29%5E%22%22%29%2873x%5E2%2B46x%2B73%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"1000%28x-1%5E%22%22%29%5E3=0\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"%28x-1%5E%22%22%29%2873x%5E2%2B46x%2B73%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"100%28x-1%5E%22%22%29%5E3\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"%28x-1%5E%22%22%29%2873x%5E2%2B46x%2B73%29-100%28x-1%5E%22%22%29%5E3\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"0\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"%28x-1%5E%22%22%29%28%2873x%5E2%2B46x%2B73%29%5E%22%22-100%28x-1%5E%22%22%29%5E2%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"0\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"%28x-1%5E%22%22%29%2873x%5E2%2B46x%2B73-100%28x%5E2-2x%2B1%29%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"0\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"%28x-1%5E%22%22%29%2873x%5E2%2B46x%2B73-100x%5E2%2B200x-100%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"0\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"%28x-1%5E%22%22%29%28-27x%5E2%2B246x-27%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"0\"\r\n" );
document.write( "Divide both sides by -3, since the 2nd factor on the left\r\n" );
document.write( "is divisible by -3\r\n" );
document.write( "\"%28x-1%5E%22%22%29%289x%5E2-82x%2B9%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"0\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"%28x-1%29%289x-1%29%28x-9%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"0\"\r\n" );
document.write( "x-1=0; 9x-1=0  ; x-9=0\r\n" );
document.write( "  x=1;   9x=1  ;   x=9\r\n" );
document.write( "          x=\"1%2F9\";\r\n" );
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document.write( "So the three solutions are \"1\", \"1%2F9\", and \"9\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "Edwin
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