document.write( "Question 1209729: Let t be a root of f(x) = x^3 - x + 3. Evaluate t^6 - 4t^5 + 7t^4 - 3t^2 + 10t - 13.
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "        The answer in the post by @CPhill is incorrect.\r
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document.write( "From the condition, we have t^3 - t + 3 = 0,  or  t^3 = t-3.\r\n" );
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document.write( "It allows to reduce the degrees in the given expression  t^6 - 4t^5 + 7t^4 - 3t^2 + 10t - 13.\r\n" );
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document.write( "We have \r\n" );
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document.write( "    t^6 = t^3*t^3 = (t-3)*(t-3) = t^2 - 6t + 9,\r\n" );
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document.write( "    t^5 = t^2*t^3 = t^2*(t-3) = t^3 - 3t^2 = (t-3)- 3t^2 = -3t^2 + t - 3,\r\n" );
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document.write( "    t^4 = t*t^3 = t*(t-3) = t^2 - 3t.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now we substitute these reduced expressions for t^6, t^5 and t^4 into the given expression. We get\r\n" );
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document.write( "    t^6 - 4t^5 + 7t^4 - 3t^2 + 10t - 13 = (t^2 - 6t + 9) - 4*(-3t^2 + t - 3) + 7*(t^2 - 3t) - 3t^2 + 10t - 13 = \r\n" );
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document.write( "    = now combine like terms = (t^2 + 12t^2 + 7t^2 - 3t^2) + (-6t - 4t - 21t + 10t) + (9 + 12 - 13) = \r\n" );
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document.write( "    = 17t^2 - 21t + 8.\r\n" );
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document.write( "At this point, we can not simplify further.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    |   At this point, after obtaining the same reduced expression,            |\r\n" );
document.write( "    |   @CPhill in his post produced WRONG answer 8 for the expression value.  |\r\n" );
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document.write( "So, to find the value of t, we should solve this equation x^3 - x + 3 = 0.\r\n" );
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document.write( "It has no rational roots.  So, I used the online solver \r\n" );
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document.write( "https://www.mathportal.org/calculators/solving-equations/polynomial-equation-solver.php\r\n" );
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document.write( "to find a/the real root.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The solver determined that this polynomial has one real root (which is not rational) and two complex roots.\r\n" );
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document.write( "                The real root is  t = -1.6717 (approximately)\r\n" );
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document.write( "See the solution by the online solver at this link\r\n" );
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document.write( "https://www.mathportal.org/calculators/solving-equations/polynomial-equation-solver.php?val1=x%5E3+-+x+%2B+3&val2=0&val3=%7Bx%7D%5E%7B3%7D-x%2B3%3D0 )\r\n" );
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document.write( "        Let's check this root  (-1.6717)^3 - (-1.6717) + 3 = -8.73813E-07,\r\n" );
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document.write( "              so we can accept that it is the right real root.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then the value of our final reduced expression is  17*(-1.6717)^2 - 21*(-1.6717) + 8 = 90.61357513.\r\n" );
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document.write( "It is just almost the answer to the problem.\r\n" );
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document.write( "To make check, I substitute t = -1.6717 into the given expression and calculate \r\n" );
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document.write( "    (-1.6717)^6 - 4*(-1.6717)^5 + 7*(-1.6717)^4 - 3*(-1.6717)^2 + 10*(-1.6717) - 13 = 90.61360678.\r\n" );
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document.write( "With good/reasonable precision, we can accept this check.\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The answer by @CPhill, giving the value of 8, is incorrect.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "In this problem, using the method of reducing degree does not lead to a nice solution.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The problem can be solved, with the same success, by the method of brute force
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "In that sense,  the problem contains  NOTHING  except making stupid calculations,
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Keep in mind that @CPhill is a pseudonym for the Google artificial intelligence.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The artificial intelligence is like a baby now. It is in the experimental stage
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "                It has no feeling of shame - it is shameless.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "This time, again,  it made an error.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Although the @CPhill' solution are copy-paste  Google  AI solutions,  there is one essential difference.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Every time,  Google  AI  makes a note at the end of its solutions that  Google  AI  is experimental
\n" ); document.write( "and can make errors/mistakes.   So,  in this sense,  Google  AI  is honest.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "All @CPhill' solutions are copy-paste of  Google  AI  solutions, with one difference:
\n" ); document.write( "@PChill never makes this notice and never says that his solutions are copy-past that of Google.
\n" ); document.write( "So,  in this sense,  @CPhill  makes a dishonest business at this forum.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Every time,  @CPhill embarrassed to tell the truth.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "And the last my comment.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "When you obtain such posts from @CPhill,  remember,  that  NOBODY  is responsible for their correctness,
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Without it,  their reliability is  ZERO and their creadability is  ZERO,  too.\r
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