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Solving cubic equation for real roots
I'm looking to solve the following cubic equation for x:
$\beta\, x^3 - \gamma \,x = c$. I have plugged in some sample values ($\beta = 2$, $\gamma = 5$ and $c = 2$). When I try to solve this ...
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Finding real roots of negative numbers (for example, $\sqrt[3]{-8}$)
Say I want to quickly calculate $\sqrt[3]{-8}$, to which the most obvious solution is $-2$.
When I input $\sqrt[3]{-8}$ or Power[-8, 3^-1], Mathematica gives the ...
