How to solve the equation of the third degree

How to solve the equation of the third degree

The equations of the third degree are called still the cubic equations. It the equations in which the senior degree at variable x is the cube (3).

Instruction

1. The cubic equation in a general view looks so: ax³ + bx² + cx + d = 0, to an is not equal to 0; a, b, c, d are real numbers. By a universal method of the solution of the equation of the third degree is method Cardano.

2. For a start we lead the equation to a type of y³ + py + q = 0. For this purpose we make replacement of variable x by y - b/3a. You watch substitution of replacement in the drawing. There are two formulas of abridged multiplication used for removal of brackets: (a-b)³ = a³ - 3a²b + 3ab² - b³ and (a-b)² = a² - 2ab + b². Then we bring similar composed and we group in variable y degrees.

3. Now, to receive at y³ single coefficient, we divide all equation into a. Then we will receive the following formulas for coefficients of p and q in y equation³ + py + q = 0.

4. Then we calculate special sizes: Q, α, β which will allow to calculate equation roots with y.

5. Then three roots of the equation of y³ + py + = 0 are calculated by q on formulas in the drawing.

6. If Q> 0, then y equation³ + py + q = 0 has only one material root y1 = α + β (and two complex, find them on the corresponding formulas if it is necessary). If Q = 0, then all roots of a veshchestvenna and at least two of them coincide, at the same time α = β and roots are equal: y1 = 2α, y2 = y3 =-α.Если Q <0, veshchestvenna roots, but is necessary ability to take a root from a negative number. After finding of y1, y2 and y3 substitute them in replacement x = to y - b/3a and find roots of the initial equation.

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