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Equate To - 8, Get Roots (Posted on 2008-02-02)

The cubic equation y³ + by + b = 0 has three roots y₁, y₂ and y₃ with y₁ ≥ y₂ ≥ y₃, where b is real and non zero, such that:

y₁²/ y₂ + y₂²/ y₃ + y₃²/ y₁= -8

Determine y₁, y₂ and y₃

Submitted by K Sengupta

Rating: 3.0000 (2 votes)

Solution: (Hide)

Refer to the solution submitted by Daniel in this location.

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Subject	Author	Date
re: exact solution	K Sengupta	2008-03-06 10:19:13
exact solution	Daniel	2008-02-03 12:11:50
re: Solution	Dej Mar	2008-02-03 01:49:41
disregard previous post	xdog	2008-02-02 21:04:57
oversight	xdog	2008-02-02 20:04:30
Solution	Praneeth	2008-02-02 16:16:28

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