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Solution To The Depressed Cubic Page 1 of 4
By William Greco 8/09A depressed cubic is an algebraic expression that is a third degree equation which lacks
it’ssecond degree quadratic term. The equation shown below is an example of a depressed cubic.
the depressed3cubic
axbxc
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The main goal of this report is to solve for the x variable of the depressed cubic and arrive at ageneral solution for values of x, excluding complex numbers.One solution of x follows:
subtract333c333233
axbxc axbxcc c axbxc0bsubstitute y for x3aybbay y c 03ay3aybsimplify ayc 027aysubstitute uayu-c
32327au32applyquadratic equation32divide27ac54a
b027au27au27acub027a4b27ac127acu54a54a27a4b27ac1cu54a2
multiplyby
   
322
32a32multiply27a4b27ac1by54a332factor 27a32aab
27a4b27ac1cu54a227a4b27accu54a23a4b27accu54a233a4b27accu54a2
ab
    
 
Solution To The Depressed Cubic Page 2 of 4
By William Greco 8/09
32
32divide18354322multiply3a4b27ac223re-orderterms
3a4b27accu18a212ab81accu18a2c 81ac12abu218a
   
3
223definition of u3ay2233divide bothsides by a223common3denominatormultiply right hand side by1a
c 81ac12abay218ac 81ac12aba y218aaa9a9ac81ac12ab218a9ac9ac y18aa
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333
2232232332223cube root333of both sides222332322332
9ac81ac12ab19ac81ac12ab18ayy18aa18aa9ac81ac12aby18a9ac81ac12aby18a9ac81ac12aby18a
a abb
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3223original definition of yb32xy -3a y3223subtractb32- from both sides32233a32
9ac81ac12aby18a9ac81ac12abb18a9ac81ac12ab3a18a
 x
 
 
Solution To The Depressed Cubic Page 3 of 4
By William Greco 8/09
322332322332
9ac81ac12abbequation-1a18a9ac81ac12ab3a18a
 x x
322332322332
9ac81ac12abbequation-1b18a9ac81ac12ab3a18a
and  x
2233232233232233232233233
3,7,14by equation-1a931481314123771.221183931481314123733183by equation-1b931481314123771.22118393148131412373318331.221
check a b c x xax bx c
3
71.22114
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