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Re: cubic equation solver

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  • Subject: [mg130252] Re: cubic equation solver
  • From: Costa Bravo <q13a27tt at aol.com>
  • Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2013 05:56:11 -0400 (EDT)
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Elim Qiu wrote:
>
> But Mathematica says:
>
> Solve[x^3 + (Sqrt[6] + 2 Sqrt[3] + 2 Sqrt[2] - 9) x + 2 Sqrt[3] -
>     Sqrt[2] - 2 == 0, x]
>
> {{x -> (1/
>        2 (18 + 9 Sqrt[2] - 18 Sqrt[3] +
>          I Sqrt[3 (4662 - 1252 Sqrt[2] - 1296 Sqrt[3] -
>             ........

Solve[x^3 + (Sqrt[6] + 2 Sqrt[3] + 2 Sqrt[2] - 9) x + 2 Sqrt[3] -
     Sqrt[2] - 2 == 0, x]//FullSimplify

Out(2)= {{x -> -Sqrt[2] + Sqrt[3]}, {x -> 2 - Sqrt[3]}, {x -> -2 + Sqrt[2]}}

-- 
  Costa



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