SOLUTION: solve 3p+1=p^2+3p^3

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Question 1022757: solve 3p+1=p^2+3p^3
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solve 3p+1=p^2+3p^3
3p^3 + p^2 - 3p - 1 = 0
Factor by grouping:
p^2*(3p + 1) - 1*(3p + 1) = 0
(p^2 - 1)*(3p + 1) = 0
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3p + 1 = 0
p = -1/3
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p^2 - 1 = 0
p = -1, +1