Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 5 - Section 5.4 - Product-to-Sum and Sum-to-Product Formulas - Exercise Set - Page 691: 67

Answer

The required solution is $\left\{ -\sqrt{3},0,\sqrt{3} \right\}$

Work Step by Step

Let us consider the provided expression: ${{u}^{3}}-3u=0$ Now, take out the common term as given below: $\begin{align} & {{u}^{3}}-3u=0 \\ & u\left( {{u}^{2}}-3 \right)=0 \end{align}$ Also, find the possible values of $u$: $u=0$ And, $\begin{align} & {{u}^{2}}-3=0 \\ & {{u}^{2}}=3 \\ & u=\pm \sqrt{3} \end{align}$ Thus, the possible values are $-\sqrt{3}$, $0$ and $\sqrt{3}$.
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