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Find all rational numbers x
Find all rational numbers x
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June 29, 2011
Problem Statement
Let
a
≥
0
a \geq 0
a
≥
0
be a natural number. Determine all rational
x
x
x
, so that
1
+
(
a
−
1
)
x
3
=
1
+
(
a
−
1
)
x
\sqrt{1+(a-1)\sqrt[3]x}=\sqrt{1+(a-1)\sqrt x}
1
+
(
a
−
1
)
3
x
=
1
+
(
a
−
1
)
x
All occurring square roots, are not negative.Note. It seems the set of natural numbers =
N
=
{
0
,
1
,
2
,
…
}
\mathbb N = \{0,1,2,\ldots\}
N
=
{
0
,
1
,
2
,
…
}
in this problem.
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