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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2025 / ii / Paper 1 / 18J / b / Solution

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Solve the quadratic resolvent:
u3,v3=2−27b±−27Disc(f)​​.
(1)
Choose cube roots with uv=−3a. Inverting the discrete Fourier transform gives
α1​=3u+v​,α2​=3ω2u+ωv​,α3​=3ωu+ω2v​.
(2)
These expressions use only square and cube roots. A general cubic is first translated to remove its quadratic term, proving the existence of a formula by radicals.

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