CARDAN’S FORMULA

If equation can be expressed in form:

x3= ax+b
then

2 3 2 3
b b a b b a
x      
3 3     
2 2  3 2 2  3

BOMBELLI’S APPLICATION

x3=15x+4
x  3 2  4  125  3 2  4  125  3 2   121  3 2   121
No solution? Let us see:

3
2   121  3 2   121  3 2  121   1  3 2  121   1  3 2  11   1  3 2  11   1

Bombelli then somehow got rid of the 3rd roots

3

2 
11 1  32
 
11 
1
2  1 2  1

Coming to equation

2  2  1  1  4
Check:
43=15×4+4
64=60+4
64=64 QED