it needs to be converted to the quadratic formula... i just don't know how to
6x ^ (2/3) - 7x^ (1/3) - 24 =0
=> 6x ^ ( (1/3) )² - 7x^ (1/3) - 24 =0
let y = x ^ (1/3) which = ∛x
=> 6y² - 7y - 24 =0
=> 6y² - 16y+ 9y - 24 =0
=>2y( 3y -8) + 3( 3y -8) =0
=> (2y +3) ( 3y -8) = 0
=> either y = -3/2 (rejected since answer to the power of an integer cannot be negative)
or y = 8/3
=> y = 8/3
Now we should not forget that we used y = x^ (1/3) to calculate x
=> x^ (1/3) = 8/3
Cube both sides
=> x = ( 8/3)³
=> x = 8³ / 3³
=> x= 512 /27 <---
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6x ^ (2/3) - 7x^ (1/3) - 24 =0
=> 6x ^ ( (1/3) )² - 7x^ (1/3) - 24 =0
let y = x ^ (1/3) which = ∛x
=> 6y² - 7y - 24 =0
=> 6y² - 16y+ 9y - 24 =0
=>2y( 3y -8) + 3( 3y -8) =0
=> (2y +3) ( 3y -8) = 0
=> either y = -3/2 (rejected since answer to the power of an integer cannot be negative)
or y = 8/3
=> y = 8/3
Now we should not forget that we used y = x^ (1/3) to calculate x
=> x^ (1/3) = 8/3
Cube both sides
=> x = ( 8/3)³
=> x = 8³ / 3³
=> x= 512 /27 <---