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Saturday, June 20, 2015

2015/057) Three roots of the equation 4p^3 - 3p - 0.5 = 0 all lie between 1 and -1. Solve

If we let p = \cos,t then we get
\cos 3t = .5 = \cos \dfrac{\pi}{3}
so we get 3t =\dfrac{\pi}{3} or \dfrac{7\pi}{3} or \dfrac{13\pi}{3}
or  t =\dfrac{\pi}{9} or \dfrac{7\pi}{9} or \dfrac{13\pi}{9}
or p\cos \dfrac{\pi}{9} or \cos \dfrac{7\pi}{9} or \cos \dfrac{13\pi}{9}

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