Find All Solutions to the Cubic Equation x³+1=0

How many solutions does the equation have?

x3+1=0 x^3+1=0

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00:05 Let's find the value of X.
00:08 First, we need to isolate X on one side of the equation.
00:18 Then, take the cube root to determine X.
00:24 And that's how we solve this problem!

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How many solutions does the equation have?

x3+1=0 x^3+1=0

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In the given equation:

x3+1=0 x^3+1=0 The simplest and fastest way to find the number of its solutions,

will be simply to solve it, we will do this by moving terms to isolate the unknown, then we will take the cube root of both sides of the equation, while remembering that an odd root preserves the sign of the expression inside the root (meaning - the minus sign can be taken out of an odd root):

x3+1=0x3=1/3x33=13x=13x=1 x^3+1=0 \\ x^3=-1\hspace{6pt}\text{/}\sqrt[3]{\hspace{4pt}}\\ \downarrow\\ \sqrt[3]{x^3}=\sqrt[3]{-1}\\ x=-\sqrt[3]{1}\\ \boxed{x=-1} meaning the given equation has a single solution,

therefore the correct answer is answer A.

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