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Source: China TST 2001 Quiz 5 P1
For which integer \( h \), are there infinitely many positive integers \( n \) such that \( \lfloor \sqrt{h^2 + 1} \cdot n \rfloor \) is a perfect square? (Here \( \lfloor x \rfloor \) denotes the integer part of the real number \( x \)?
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Find all functions $f:\mathbb{R}_{\ge 0}\to \mathbb{R}_{\ge 0}$ satisfying$$f(f(x)+y)+f(x+y)=2x+2f(y)$$
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If a,b,c\ge 0: ab+bc+ca=1 then prove \frac{a\left(b+c+2\right)}{bc+2a}+\frac{b\left(c+a+2\right)}{ca+2b}+\frac{c\left(a+b+2\right)}{ab+2c}\ge 3
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2^a + 3^b + 5^c = n!
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Find $ \sqrt [3] {cos \frac{2\pi}{7}}+\sqrt [3] {cos \frac{4\pi}{7}}+\sqrt [3] {cos \frac{8\pi}{7}}$
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Find $ \sqrt [3] {cos \frac{2\pi}{7}}+\sqrt [3] {cos \frac{4\pi}{7}}+\sqrt [3] {cos \frac{8\pi}{7}}$
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Firstly $\cos{\frac{8\pi}{7}}=\cos{\frac{6\pi}{7}}$. We know $\cos{\frac{2\pi}{7}}$, $\cos{\frac{4\pi}{7}}$, and $\cos{\frac{6\pi}{7}}$ are the roots of the polynomial $8x^3+4x^2-4x-1$. So let $\sqrt[3]{\cos{\frac{2\pi}{7}}}=a$, $\sqrt[3]{\cos{\frac{4\pi}{7}}}=b$, $\sqrt[3]{\cos{\frac{6\pi}{7}}}=c$, and $a+b+c=x$. Then cube the expression and do magical stuff. :sleeping:
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This identity is quite famous ( found by Ramanujan )
$$ \sqrt [3] {\cos \frac{2\pi}{7}}+\sqrt [3] {\cos \frac{4\pi}{7}}+\sqrt [3] {\cos \frac{8\pi}{7}}= \sqrt [3]{\frac{5-3\sqrt [3]{7}}{2}} $$
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very nice who can more informations...
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My solution :

Let $ \alpha= \sqrt [3] {\cos \frac{2\pi}{7}}, \beta=\sqrt [3] {\cos \frac{4\pi}{7}}, \gamma=\sqrt [3] {\cos \frac{8\pi}{7}} $ , so $ (x-{\alpha}^3)(x-{\beta}^3)(x-{\gamma}^3)=8x^3+4x^2-4x-1 $ ,

hence we get (1) $ {\alpha}^3+{\beta}^3+{\gamma}^3=\frac{-1}{2} $ , (2) $ {\alpha}^3{\beta}^3+ {\beta}^3{\gamma}^3+ {\gamma}^3{\alpha}^3=\frac{-1}{2} $ , (3) $ {\alpha}^3{\beta}^3{\gamma}^3=\frac{1}{8} \Longrightarrow {\alpha}{\beta}{\gamma}=\frac{1}{2} $ .

Let $ \mathcal{P}={\alpha}+{\beta}+{\gamma} $ and $  \mathcal{Q}={\alpha}{\beta}+ {\beta}{\gamma}+ {\gamma}{\alpha} $ .

From $ -2={\alpha}^3+{\beta}^3+{\gamma}^3-3{\alpha}{\beta}{\gamma}=\mathcal{P}(\mathcal{P} ^2-3\mathcal{Q} ) \Longrightarrow $ (4) $ \mathcal{P} ^3+2=3 \mathcal{P} \mathcal{Q} $ .

From (1), (3) and $ \sum ( {\beta} ^2 {\gamma}+{\beta} {\gamma} ^2) =\mathcal{P} (\mathcal{P} ^2- 2 \mathcal{Q} )- \sum {\alpha}^3 $

we get $  \mathcal{Q} ^3=\sum {\beta}^3 {\gamma} ^3+6 {\alpha}^2 {\beta}^2 {\gamma}^2 +\frac{3}{2} ( \mathcal{P} (\mathcal{P} ^2- 2  \mathcal{Q} )+\frac{1}{2}) $ ,

so combine with (4) we get $ \mathcal{Q} ^3=\frac{7}{4}+\frac{3}{2} \mathcal{P} ^3-3 \mathcal{P} \mathcal{Q} =\frac{-1}{4}+\frac{1}{2} \mathcal{P} ^3 \Longrightarrow $ (5) $ \mathcal{Q} ^3=\frac{1}{4} ( 2 \mathcal{P} ^3 -1) $ .

From (4), (5) $ \Longrightarrow ( \mathcal{P} ^3 +2)^3=27 \mathcal{P} ^3 \mathcal{Q} ^3=\frac{27}{4} \mathcal{P} ^3 ( 2 \mathcal{P} ^3 -1 ) \Longrightarrow 8 (\mathcal{P} ^3 )^3-60 (\mathcal{P} ^3)^2+150 \mathcal{P} ^3+64=0  $ ,

hence we get $  (2\mathcal{P} ^3 -5)^3 = -189 \Longrightarrow \mathcal{P} ^3=\frac{5-3\sqrt [3]{7}}{2} \Longrightarrow \sqrt [3] {\cos \frac{2\pi}{7}}+\sqrt [3] {\cos \frac{4\pi}{7}}+\sqrt [3] {\cos \frac{8\pi}{7}}=\mathcal{P}= \sqrt [3]{\frac{5-3\sqrt [3]{7}}{2}}  $ .

Q.E.D
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On a more general case, we can establish that, if $a,b,c$ are roots of $x^3+ux^2+(u-3)x-1=0$, then :

$\sqrt[3]a+\sqrt[3]b+\sqrt[3]c$ $=\sqrt[3]{6-u-3\sqrt[3]{u^2-3u+9}}$

Some examples :

1) $u=1$ gives :
$\sqrt[3]{\cos\frac{2\pi}7}$ $+\sqrt[3]{\cos\frac{4\pi}7}$ $+\sqrt[3]{\cos\frac{6\pi}7}$ $=\sqrt[3]{\frac{5-3\sqrt[3]7}2}$

2) $u=0$ gives :
$\sqrt[3]{\cos\frac{\pi}9}$ $+\sqrt[3]{\cos\frac{7\pi}9}$ $+\sqrt[3]{\cos\frac{13\pi}9}$ $=\sqrt[3]{\frac{6-3\sqrt[3]9}2}$

3) $u=3$ gives
$\frac 1{\sqrt[3]{\cos\frac{\pi}9}}$ $+\frac 1{\sqrt[3]{\cos\frac{7\pi}9}}$ $+\frac 1{\sqrt[3]{\cos\frac{13\pi}9}}$ $=\sqrt[3]{6-6\sqrt[3]9}$
or also
$\sqrt[3]{2\cos\frac{4\pi}9-1}$ $+\sqrt[3]{2\cos\frac{10\pi}9-1}$ $+\sqrt[3]{2\cos\frac{16\pi}9-1}$ $=\sqrt[3]{3-3\sqrt[3]9}$

4) $u=-3$ gives
$\sqrt[3]{2\sqrt 3\cos\frac{\pi}{18}+1}$ $+\sqrt[3]{2\sqrt 3\cos\frac{13\pi}{18}+1}$ $+\sqrt[3]{2\sqrt 3\cos\frac{25\pi}{18}+1}$ $=0$


And likely some other funny results ...
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I got the same result, but in another form.
Let $a\in\mathbb R$ and $\phi=\arctan\frac{2a+3}{3\sqrt3}$. Prove that:
$$\sqrt[3]{\frac{\sqrt3}{2}\tan\frac{\phi}{3}-\frac{1}{2}}+\sqrt[3]{\frac{\sqrt3}{2}\tan\frac{\phi+\pi}{3}-\frac{1}{2}}+\sqrt[3]{\frac{\sqrt3}{2}\tan\frac{\phi+2\pi}{3}-\frac{1}{2}}=\sqrt[3]{a+6-3\sqrt[3]{a^2+3a+9}}$$
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More problems in the Ramanujan's style.
1.Prove that $\sqrt[3]{21\sqrt[3]6-37}=\sqrt[3]2+\sqrt[3]9-\sqrt[3]{12}$
2. Prove that $\sqrt[3]{21\sqrt6-17}=\sqrt[3]{18}+\sqrt[3]4-\sqrt[3]3$
3. Solve the following equation. $\sqrt{4+\sqrt{4+\sqrt{4-x}}}=x$
4. Let $a$, $b$ and $c$ be roots of the equation $x^3-16x^2-57x+1=0$. Prove that:
$$\sqrt[5]a+\sqrt[5]b+\sqrt[5]c=1$$5. Let $a$, $b$ and $c$ be roots of the equation $x^3+15x^2-198x+1=0$. Prove that:
$$\sqrt[5]a+\sqrt[5]b+\sqrt[5]c=0$$6. Solve the following equation.
$$x^5+x^4-12x^3-21x^2+x+5=0$$
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How does one get the equation $8x^3+4x^2-4x-1$?
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It's the Viète's theorem.
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I know these formulas but how to calculate the sum as 4.... (Sorry if this is some trivial fact or something)
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For example, $\cos\frac{2\pi}{7}\cos\frac{4\pi}{7}\cos\frac{8\pi}{7}=\frac{8\sin\frac{2\pi}{7}\cos\frac{2\pi}{7}\cos\frac{4\pi}{7}\cos\frac{8\pi}{7}}{8\sin\frac{2\pi}{7}}=\frac{\sin\frac{16\pi}{7}}{8\sin\frac{2\pi}{7}}=\frac{1}{8}$ and
$\cos\frac{2\pi}{7}+\cos\frac{4\pi}{7}+\cos\frac{8\pi}{7}=\frac{2\sin\frac{\pi}{7}\left(\cos\frac{2\pi}{7}+\cos\frac{4\pi}{7}+\cos\frac{6\pi}{7}\right)}{2\sin\frac{\pi}{7}}=$
$=\frac{\sin\frac{3\pi}{7}-\sin\frac{\pi}{7}+\sin\frac{5\pi}{7}-\sin\frac{3\pi}{7}+\sin\frac{7\pi}{7}-\sin\frac{5\pi}{7}}{2\sin\frac{\pi}{7}}=-\frac{1}{2}$.
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pco wrote:
On a more general case, we can establish that, if $a,b,c$ are roots of $x^3+ux^2+(u-3)x-1=0$, then :

$\sqrt[3]a+\sqrt[3]b+\sqrt[3]c$ $=\sqrt[3]{6-u-3\sqrt[3]{u^2-3u+9}}$

Some examples :

1) $u=1$ gives :
$\sqrt[3]{\cos\frac{2\pi}7}$ $+\sqrt[3]{\cos\frac{4\pi}7}$ $+\sqrt[3]{\cos\frac{6\pi}7}$ $=\sqrt[3]{\frac{5-3\sqrt[3]7}2}$

2) $u=0$ gives :
$\sqrt[3]{\cos\frac{\pi}9}$ $+\sqrt[3]{\cos\frac{7\pi}9}$ $+\sqrt[3]{\cos\frac{13\pi}9}$ $=\sqrt[3]{\frac{6-3\sqrt[3]9}2}$

3) $u=3$ gives
$\frac 1{\sqrt[3]{\cos\frac{\pi}9}}$ $+\frac 1{\sqrt[3]{\cos\frac{7\pi}9}}$ $+\frac 1{\sqrt[3]{\cos\frac{13\pi}9}}$ $=\sqrt[3]{6-6\sqrt[3]9}$
or also
$\sqrt[3]{2\cos\frac{4\pi}9-1}$ $+\sqrt[3]{2\cos\frac{10\pi}9-1}$ $+\sqrt[3]{2\cos\frac{16\pi}9-1}$ $=\sqrt[3]{3-3\sqrt[3]9}$

4) $u=-3$ gives
$\sqrt[3]{2\sqrt 3\cos\frac{\pi}{18}+1}$ $+\sqrt[3]{2\sqrt 3\cos\frac{13\pi}{18}+1}$ $+\sqrt[3]{2\sqrt 3\cos\frac{25\pi}{18}+1}$ $=0$


And likely some other funny results ...
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/kkSUqkq3it7Ekbsayea6JA

https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c6h346917p1858263:
$$\cot^2 \frac{\pi}{7}+\cot^2 \frac{2\pi}{7}+\cot^2 \frac{3\pi}{7}=5$$https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c6h1507047p8925730:
$\sqrt[3]{\cos\frac{2\pi}{7}}+\sqrt[3]{\cos\frac{4\pi}{7}}+\sqrt[3]{\cos\frac{6\pi}{7}}=\sqrt[3]{\frac{5-3\sqrt[3]{7}}{2}}$
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Prove that:
$$cot\frac{\pi}{26}-4 sin\frac{5\pi}{13}=\sqrt{13+2\sqrt{13}}$$(Vasile Mircea Popa)
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Prove that:
$$csc\frac{\pi}{14}-4 cos\frac{2\pi}{7}=2.$$$$ \csc{\frac{\pi}{10}}-4 \cos{\frac{2 \pi}{5}}=2 $$$$ \csc{\frac{5\pi}{14}}-4 \cos{\frac{10\pi}{7}}=2$$VMP
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$$\tan\frac{\pi}{7} \tan\frac{2\pi}{7} \tan\frac{3\pi}{7}=\sqrt7$$https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c129h1359338p7479664
$$ \cos \frac{2\pi}{13} \cdot \cos \frac{6\pi}{13} \cdot \cos \frac{8\pi}{13} = \frac{3 - \sqrt{13}}{16}$$https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c7h1206420p5965720
$$\sin\frac{\pi}{7}\sin\frac{3\pi}{7}\sin\frac{5\pi}{7}=\frac{\sqrt{7}}{8}$$$$\tan^2 20^\circ + \tan^2 40^\circ + \tan^2 80^\circ = 33$$https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c6h1870830p12690838

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arqady wrote:
Let $a$, $b$ and $c$ be roots of the equation $x^3-16x^2-57x+1=0$. Prove that:
$$\sqrt[5]a+\sqrt[5]b+\sqrt[5]c=1$$
arqady, I really want to know your solution, because my is very ugly and done by software.
$a\rightarrow a^5$, $b\rightarrow b^5$, $c\rightarrow c^5$.
Let $3u=a+b+c$, $3v^2=ab+bc+ca$ ($v^2$ can be negative) and $w^3=abc$.
$\begin{cases}243u^5-405u^3v^2+135uv^4+(45u^2-15v^2)w^3=16\\243v^{10}-405uv^6w^3+135u^2v^2w^6+45v^4w^6-15uw^9=-57\\w^{15}=-1\end{cases}$
Since $w^3=-1$, then
$135uv^4-(405u^3-15)v^2+243u^5-45u^2-16=0$
$v^2=\frac{135u^3\pm\sqrt{5(729u^6+270u^3+192u+5)}}{90u}$
For clearance $x=v^2$.
Case $x=\frac{135u^3-\sqrt{5(729u^6+270u^3+192u+5)}}{90u}$, by maxima
expand(subst ([x=(135*u^3-5-sqrt(5*(729*u^6+270*u^3+192*u+5)))/(90*u)], 81*x^5+135*u*x^3+15*x^2+45*u^2*x+5*u+19));
ratsimp(%);

Gives $14348907\sqrt{5^3}u^{15}+7440174\sqrt{5^3}u^{12}+2834352\sqrt{5^3}u^{10}+39366\sqrt{5^7}u^9+
419904\sqrt{5^3}u^7+4374\sqrt{5^5}u^6+200718\sqrt{5^3}u^5-2304\sqrt{5^3}u^2-48\sqrt{5^5}u-\sqrt{5^5}=(5845851u^{12}+1869885u^9+454896u^7+98415u^6+6480u^4-
675u^3+2304u^2+720u+25)\sqrt{729u^6+270u^3+192u+5}$
squarring
$(14348907\sqrt{5^3}u^{15}+7440174\sqrt{5^3}u^{12}+2834352\sqrt{5^3}u^{10}+39366\sqrt{5^7}u^9+
419904\sqrt{5^3}u^7+4374\sqrt{5^5}u^6+200718\sqrt{5^3}u^5-2304\sqrt{5^3}u^2-48\sqrt{5^5}u-\sqrt{5^5})^2=(5845851u^{12}+1869885u^9+454896u^7+98415u^6+6480u^4-
675u^3+2304u^2+720u+25)^2(729u^6+270u^3+192u+5)$
$LHS-RHS$
$823564528378596u^{30}+1525119496997400u^{27}-271132355021760u^{25}+988503377683500u^{24}-150629086123200u^{22}+
282429536481000u^{21}+532571449408740u^{20}-9298091736000u^{19}+35836395232500u^{18}+247716660666600u^{17}+4476858984000u^{16}+
97373978727120u^{15}+37751974317000u^{14}-1211685480000u^{13}+16083902432700u^{12}-671209983000u^{11}+4516257657780u^{10}-486189783000
u^9-75582720000u^8-126279129600u^7-14328130500u^6-1347873372u^5=972u^5(3u-1)(531441u^{12}+531441u^{11}+354294u^{10}+688905u^9+885735u^8+509571u^7+
94041u^6+96714u^5+106515u^4+36180u^3+10044u^2+1029u+71)(531441u^{12}-
354294u^{11}+59049u^{10}+492075u^9-623295u^8+236196u^7+305451u^6-360126u^5+
336150u^4-178335u^3+109719u^2-16851u+19531)=0$. Obviously $u=0$ is not solution.
allroots(531441*u^12+531441*u^11+354294*u^10+688905*u^9+885735*u^8+509571*u^7+
94041*u^6+96714*u^5+106515*u^4+36180*u^3+10044*u^2+1029*u+71);

Gives
[u=0.08873583372698096*%i-0.06285164678937094,u=-0.08873583372698096*%i-0.06285164678937094,
u=0.249818724727736*%i-0.1038150198772957,
u=-0.249818724727736*%i-.1038150198772957,u=0.4141258170774749*%i+0.40187021328863,
u=0.40187021328863-0.4141258170774749*%i,u=0.04493113182149037*%i-0.7343941915363165,
u=-0.04493113182149037*%i-0.7343941915363165,u=0.6072801786518509*%i-0.5685368799552993,
u=-0.6072801786518509*%i-.5685368799552993,u=0.9566536050241474*%i+0.5677275248696524,
u=0.5677275248696524-0.9566536050241474*%i]

allroots(531441*u^12-354294*u^11+59049*u^10+492075*u^9-623295*u^8+236196*u^7+305451*u^6-360126*u^5+
336150*u^4-178335*u^3+109719*u^2-16851*u+19531);

Gives
[u = 0.4301615523642846 %i - 0.1842082400516285, 
u = (- 0.4301615523642846 %i) - 0.1842082400516285, 
u = 0.5973695492100051 %i - 0.001309564037543536, 
u = (- 0.5973695492100051 %i) - 0.001309564037543536, 
u = 0.5364026821017057 %i + 0.5180417823368586, 
u = 0.5180417823368586 - 0.5364026821017057 %i, 
u = 0.3315150891954592 %i + 0.81690633083384, 
u = 0.81690633083384 - 0.3315150891954592 %i, 
u = 0.9665642344659907 %i + 0.2055111206314012, 
u = 0.2055111206314012 - 0.9665642344659907 %i, 
u = 0.2658544600145461 %i - 1.021608096379594, 
u = (- 0.2658544600145461 %i) - 1.021608096379594]

Case $x=\frac{135u^3-5+\sqrt{5(729u^6+270u^3+192u+5)}}{90u}$, since $u^2\geq v^2$, then $u\leq -1.15804$
by maxima
ratsimp(ratsimp(expand(subst ([x=(135*u^3-5+sqrt(5*(729*u^6+270*u^3+192*u+5)))/(90*u)], 81*x^5+135*u*x^3+15*x^2+45*u^2*x+5*u+19))));

$14348907\sqrt{5^3}u^{15}+7440174\sqrt{5^3}u^12+2834352\sqrt{5^3}u^10+39366\sqrt{5^7}u^9
+419904\sqrt{5^3}u^7+4374\sqrt{5^5}u^6+200718\sqrt{5^3}u^5-2304\sqrt{5^3}u^2-48\sqrt{5^5}u-\sqrt{5^5}=-\sqrt{729u^6+270u^3+192u+5}
(5845851u^{12}+1869885u^9+454896u^7+98415u^6+6480u^4-675u^3+2304u^2+720u+25)$
Squrring
$(14348907\sqrt{5^3}u^{15}+7440174\sqrt{5^3}u^12+2834352\sqrt{5^3}u^10+39366\sqrt{5^7}u^9
+419904\sqrt{5^3}u^7+4374\sqrt{5^5}u^6+200718\sqrt{5^3}u^5-2304\sqrt{5^3}u^2-48\sqrt{5^5}u-\sqrt{5^5})^2=(5845851u^{12}+1869885u^9+454896u^7+98415u^6+6480u^4-675u^3+2304u^2+720u+25)^2(729u^6+270u^3+192u+5)$
$LHS-RHS$
$-24912826983452529u^{30}-25164471700457100u^{27}-10438595668337760u^{25}-2541865828329000u^{24}-1656919947355200u^{22}+
203976887458500u^{21}-187449529397760u^{20}-9298091736000u^{19}+35836395232500u^{18}+255981631098600u^{17}+5337793404000u^{16}+
97391914860870u^{15}+37751974317000u^{14}-1211685480000u^{13}+26705675099887200u^{12}-671209983000u^{11}+10171979570973780u^{10}+
3529883016229500u^9-75582720000u^8+1506164582102400u^7+78438320892000u^6+720019630933128u^5-8264970432000u^2-860934420000
u+25736373575697375=0$
Again typing in maxima
solve(-24912826983452529*u^30-25164471700457100*u^27-10438595668337760*u^25-2541865828329000*u^24-1656919947355200*u^22+
203976887458500*u^21-187449529397760*u^20-9298091736000*u^19+35836395232500*u^18+255981631098600*u^17+5337793404000*u^16+
97391914860870*u^15+37751974317000*u^14-1211685480000*u^13+26705675099887200*u^12-671209983000*u^11+10171979570973780*u^10+
3529883016229500*u^9-75582720000*u^8+1506164582102400*u^7+78438320892000*u^6+720019630933128*u^5-8264970432000*u^2-860934420000*
u+25736373575697375,u);

Gives
[[0=102521921742603*u^30+103557496709700*u^27+42957183820320*u^25+10460353203000*u^24+6818600606400*u^22-839411059500*
u^21+771397240320*u^20+38263752000*u^19-147474877500*u^18-1053422350200*u^17-21966228000*u^16-400789773090*u^15-155357919000*u^14+
4986360000*u^13-109899897530400*u^12+2762181000*u^11-41859998234460*u^10-14526267556500*u^9+311040000*u^8-6198208156800*u^7-
322791444000*u^6-2963043748696*u^5+34012224000*u^2+3542940000*u-105911002369125]=0]

typing
allroots(102521921742603*u^30+103557496709700*u^27+42957183820320*u^25+10460353203000*u^24+6818600606400*u^22-839411059500*
u^21+771397240320*u^20+38263752000*u^19-147474877500*u^18-1053422350200*u^17-21966228000*u^16-400789773090*u^15-155357919000*u^14+
4986360000*u^13-109899897530400*u^12+2762181000*u^11-41859998234460*u^10-14526267556500*u^9+311040000*u^8-6198208156800*u^7-
322791444000*u^6-2963043748696*u^5+34012224000*u^2+3542940000*u-105911002369125,u);

gives
u = 0.6701030312889549 - 0.7418603072941804 %i, 
u = 0.6936763996501353 %i - 0.6394643083013833, 
u = (- 0.6936763996501353 %i) - 0.6394643083013833, 
u = 0.8693833939058644 %i - 0.5003277841706911, 
u = (- 0.8693833939058644 %i) - 0.5003277841706911, u = 1.003024944024268, 
u = 0.9515836439685664 %i + 0.308918723378388, 
u = 0.308918723378388 - 0.9515836439685664 %i, 
u = 0.5896639595395451 %i - 0.8091698531500543, 
u = (- 0.5896639595395451 %i) - 0.8091698531500543, 
u = 0.9340675629015904 %i - 0.2681691050314659, 
u = (- 0.9340675629015904 %i) - 0.2681691050314659, 
u = 0.9930125376811316 %i + 0.1466433765516465, 
u = 0.1466433765516465 - 0.9930125376811316 %i, 
u = 0.9950264234389671 %i - 0.1076485022948794, 
u = (- 0.9950264234389671 %i) - 0.1076485022948794, 
u = 0.3220753007654913 %i - 0.9341384895486041, 
u = (- 0.3220753007654913 %i) - 0.9341384895486041, 
u = 0.2386333647302399 %i + 0.9080121402521805, 
u = 0.9080121402521805 - 0.2386333647302399 %i, u = - 1.132184434639223, 
u = 0.9072105915610396 %i + 0.5644742490679983, 
u = 0.5644742490679983 - 0.9072105915610396 %i, 
u = 0.6763316638574209 %i + 0.7886132313994743, 
u = 0.7886132313994743 - 0.6763316638574209 %i, 
u = 0.2073934966713666 %i - 0.9781321310923142, 
u = (- 0.2073934966713666 %i) - 0.9781321310923142, 
u = 0.406721388877138 %i + 0.9148651669582274, 
u = 0.9148651669582274 - 0.406721388877138 %i]

So only $u=\frac{1}{3}$ is real solution
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r1chard_castle wrote:
arqady, I really want to know your solution, because my is very ugly and done by software.

Did you use trigonometry or like me $uvw$ :D :D :D .
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So trigonometry or something else? Give a hint at least.
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I was asked in PM to prove this :
pco wrote:
On a more general case, we can establish that, if $a,b,c$ are roots of $x^3+ux^2+(u-3)x-1=0$, then :
$\sqrt[3]a+\sqrt[3]b+\sqrt[3]c$ $=\sqrt[3]{6-u-3\sqrt[3]{u^2-3u+9}}$.
Here is one proof (maybe not the best) :

Let $a,b,c$ be root of $P(x)=x^3+ux^2+(u-3)x-1=0$
So, let $\sqrt[3]a,\sqrt[3]b,\sqrt[3]c$ be root of $Q(x)=x^3-vx^2+wx-1=0$
Let $j=e^{\frac{2i\pi}3}$

Using the fact that $Q(x)Q(jx)Q(j^2x)=P(x^3)$, we easily get
$v^3-3vw=-u-3$
$w^3-3vw=u-6$

Adding, we get $v^3+w^3=6vw-9$
Multiplying, we get $(w^3-3vw)(v^3-3vw)=(-3-u)(u-6)=-u^2+3u+18$
Which is $v^3w^3-3vw(v^3+w^3)+9v^2w^2=-u^2+3u+18$
And so $v^3w^3-3vw(6vw-9)+9v^2w^2=-u^2+3u+18$
Which is $v^3w^3-9v^2w^2+27vw=-u^2+3u+18$
Or also $(vw-3)^3=-u^2+3u-9$

And so $vw=3-\sqrt[3]{u^2-3u+9}$
implies $3vw-3-u=6-u-3\sqrt[3]{u^2-3u+9}$

And so $v^3=6-u-3\sqrt[3]{u^2-3u+9}$

Which is $\boxed{v=\sqrt[3]{6-u-3\sqrt[3]{u^2-3u+9}}}$

Q.E.D.
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r1chard_castle wrote:
So trigonometry or something else? Give a hint at least.
I used trigonometry.
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Hey guys! Needed a little help here. I saw these two equalities which are very similar:
$$\tan\left(\frac{3\pi}{7}\right)-4\sin \left(\frac{\pi}{7}\right)=\sqrt{7}$$$$\tan\left(\frac{3\pi}{11}\right)+4\sin \left(\frac{2\pi}{11}\right)=\sqrt{11}$$Can we generalise these? I had proved just the second one, and it involved squaring the thing and converting every T-ratio to sine function. I found some five sines with angles in an $\text{AP}$ which added nicely to $-1$. That might be of help I guess
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MathPassionForever wrote:
$$\tan\left(\frac{3\pi}{7}\right)-4\sin \left(\frac{\pi}{7}\right)=\sqrt{7}$$$$\tan\left(\frac{3\pi}{11}\right)+4\sin \left(\frac{2\pi}{11}\right)=\sqrt{11}$$
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arqady wrote:
4. Let $a$, $b$ and $c$ be roots of the equation $x^3-16x^2-57x+1=0$. Prove that:
$$\sqrt[5]a+\sqrt[5]b+\sqrt[5]c=1$$

Let $f(x)=(x-a)(x-b)(x-c)=x^3-16x^2-57x+1$
$f(t^5)=t^{15}-16x^{10}-57x+1=(t^3-t^2-2t+1)(t^{12}+t^{11}+3t^{10}+4t^9+9t^8-2t^7
+12t^6-t^5+25t^4+11t^3+5t^2+2t+1)$
Since $f(t^5)$ has only three real roots and since all roots of $t^3-t^2-2t+1$ are reals, then by Vieta's theorem $t_1+t_2+t_3=\sqrt[5]{a}+\sqrt[5]{b}+\sqrt[5]{c}=1$
arqady wrote:
5. Let $a$, $b$ and $c$ be roots of the equation $x^3+15x^2-198x+1=0$. Prove that:
$$\sqrt[5]a+\sqrt[5]b+\sqrt[5]c=0$$
Let $f(x)=(x-a)(x-b)(x-c)=x^3+15x^2-198x+1$
$f(t^5)=t^{15}+15t^{10}-198t^5+1=(t^3-3t+1)(t^{12}+3t^{10}-t^9+9t^8+9t^7+28t^6+
18t^5+75t^4+26t^3+9t^2+3t+1)$
Since $f(t^5)$ has only three real roots and since all roots of $t^3-3t+1$ are reals, then by Vieta's theorem $t_1+t_2+t_3=\sqrt[5]a+\sqrt[5]b+\sqrt[5]c=0$
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Note that :
1) $x^{15}-16x^{10}-57x^5+1$ $=(x^3-x^2-2x+1)(x^{12}+x^{11}+3x^{10}+4x^9+9x^8-2x^7+12x^6-x^5+25x^4+11x^3+5x^2+2x+1)$

2) $x^3-x^2-2x+1=0$ has three distinct real roots $u,v,w$

So $u^5,v^5,w^5$ are three distinct real roots of $x^3-16x^2-57x+1$ and so are $a,b,c$

And since $u+v+w=1$, we got the result.
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Note that $x^{15}+15x^{10}-198x^5+1=(x^3-3x+1)(x^{12}+3x^{10}-x^9+9x^8+9x^7+28x^6+18x^5+75x^4+26x^3+9x^2+3x+1)$
And so the three distinct real roots $x_1=-2\cos\frac{\pi}9$, $x_2=-2\cos\frac{7\pi}9$ and $x_3=-2\cos\frac{13\pi}9$ of the cubic $x^3-3x+1=0$ are such that :
$x_1^5, x_2^5, x_3^5$ are three distinct real roots of $x^3+15x^2-198x+1=0$
$x_1+x_2+x_3=0$
Q.E.D.
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pco wrote:
On a more general case, we can establish that, if $a,b,c$ are roots of $x^3+ux^2+(u-3)x-1=0$, then :

$\sqrt[3]a+\sqrt[3]b+\sqrt[3]c$ $=\sqrt[3]{6-u-3\sqrt[3]{u^2-3u+9}}$

Some examples :
3) $u=3$ gives
$\frac 1{\sqrt[3]{\cos\frac{\pi}9}}$ $+\frac 1{\sqrt[3]{\cos\frac{7\pi}9}}$ $+\frac 1{\sqrt[3]{\cos\frac{13\pi}9}}$ $=\sqrt[3]{6-6\sqrt[3]9}$
or also
$\sqrt[3]{2\cos\frac{4\pi}9-1}$ $+\sqrt[3]{2\cos\frac{10\pi}9-1}$ $+\sqrt[3]{2\cos\frac{16\pi}9-1}$ $=\sqrt[3]{3-3\sqrt[3]9}$
Prove that:
$$\frac{1}{\sqrt[3]{cos \frac{\pi}{9}}}-\frac{1}{\sqrt[3]{cos \frac{2\pi}{9}}}+\frac{1}{\sqrt[3]{cos \frac{5\pi}{9}}}=\sqrt[3]{6-6\sqrt[3]{9}}$$
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