Kahwai's answer to Nancy's Secondary 2 Maths Singapore question.

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Kahwai
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Using

The formula

Know that

The square in between can be cancelled

Redo the sum

It is not that difficult
Kahwai
Kahwai
3 years ago
See the new one
J
J
3 years ago
-ab should be simplified to the following

i.e

-ab = - (25 + 10√5)^⅓ (25 - 10√5)^⅓

= - (25² - 10² x 5)^⅓

= - (125)^⅓

= -5


But a² and b² still have the exponentials.

i.e a² = (25 + 10√5)^⅔
b² = (25 - 10√5)^⅔


a² + b² will not simplify to (25² + (10√5)²) x 2,
Kahwai
Kahwai
3 years ago
You know how to become perfect square easyvproblrm please go and learn

A + B Perfect square is a square plus b square mijus two ab
J
J
3 years ago
We all know that.

The point is, you should be getting

50 = x((a+b)² - 2ab - ab)

50 = x(x² - 2(125)^⅓ - (125)^⅓)

50 = x (x² - 2(5) - 5)

50 = x(x² - 15)

50 = x³ - 15x

x³ - 15x - 50 = 0


Which is not what you wrote above
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