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The devilish 9 roots (Posted on 2019-04-06) Difficulty: 5 of 5
The equation (x-21/9)(x-31/9)(x-41/9)...(x-101/9)=1 has 9 distinct complex solutions x1, x2, x3, ..., x9. Find the value of x19 + x29 + x39 + ... + x99.

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Solution Wolfram Alpha's solution Comment 1 of 1
According to Wolfram Alpha, the nine roots add up to

2^(1/9) + 2^(2/9) + 2^(1/3) + 3^(1/9) + 3^(2/9) + 5^(1/9) + 6^(1/9) + 7^(1/9) + 10^(1/9) ~= 10.8618723916856

or with more digits:

10.86187239168559555833510401712566659365709896816772346...

The terms of the sum given ar apparently not aligned with the real portions of the roots. For example 5^(1/9) ~=  1.195813174500402, which is not one of the real portions below.

The approximate roots are:

x ~= 2.2090455318317256593604383

x ~= 0.26505329725893685876037583 - 0.34122374681750815905638328 i

x ~= 0.70579407090012987387086484 - 0.86405670242277285655317631 i

x ~= 1.3809564134053568235954976 - 0.9826415597437514803802414 i

x ~= 1.9746096483625113932605946 - 0.6414095447893572175372549 i

x ~= 0.26505329725893685876037583 + 0.34122374681750815905638328 i

x ~= 0.70579407090012987387086484 + 0.86405670242277285655317631 i

x ~= 1.3809564134053568235954976 + 0.9826415597437514803802414 i

x ~= 1.9746096483625113932605946 + 0.6414095447893572175372549 i



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  Posted by Charlie on 2019-04-06 14:25:27
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