Question Number 27046 by ajfour last updated on 01/Jan/18
$${Considering}\:\boldsymbol{{y}}=\boldsymbol{{x}}^{\mathrm{3}} +\boldsymbol{{px}}+\boldsymbol{{q}} \\ $$$${If}\:\:\:\:\:\frac{{dy}}{{dx}}\mid_{{x}=\alpha} =\mathrm{0}\:\:\Rightarrow\:\:\alpha^{\mathrm{2}} =−\frac{{p}}{\mathrm{3}} \\ $$$${if}\:\:\:\frac{{d}\left({y}/{x}\right)}{{dx}}\mid_{{x}=\beta} =\mathrm{0}\:\:\:\Rightarrow\:\beta^{\:\mathrm{3}} =\frac{{q}}{\mathrm{2}} \\ $$$${roots}\:{of}\:{the}\:{cubic}\:\:{eq}^{{n}} \:{are}: \\ $$$$\:\:\:\:{x}=\left[−\beta^{\:\mathrm{3}} \pm\sqrt{\beta^{\:\mathrm{6}} −\alpha^{\mathrm{6}} }\:\right]^{\mathrm{1}/\mathrm{3}} \\ $$$$\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:−\left[\beta^{\:\mathrm{3}} \pm\sqrt{\beta^{\:\mathrm{6}} −\alpha^{\mathrm{6}} }\:\right]^{\mathrm{1}/\mathrm{3}} \:. \\ $$$$\:{Why}\:{such}\:{a}\:{connection}? \\ $$$${If}\:{equation}\:{is}\:{quadratic}\:{even\_} \\ $$$$\:\:\:\:\boldsymbol{{y}}=\boldsymbol{{ax}}^{\mathrm{2}} +\boldsymbol{{bx}}+\boldsymbol{{c}} \\ $$$$\frac{{dy}}{{dx}}\mid_{{x}=\alpha} =\mathrm{0}\:\:\:\Rightarrow\:\:\alpha=−\frac{{b}}{\mathrm{2}{a}} \\ $$$$\:\:\:\:\:\:\frac{{d}\left({y}/{x}\right)}{{dx}}\mid_{{x}=\beta} =\mathrm{0}\:\:\Rightarrow\:\beta^{\:\mathrm{2}} =\frac{{c}}{{a}} \\ $$$${roots}\:{of}\:{quadratic}\:{eq}.\:{are}: \\ $$$$\:\:\:\:{x}=\boldsymbol{\alpha}\pm\sqrt{\boldsymbol{\alpha}^{\mathrm{2}} −\boldsymbol{\beta}^{\:\mathrm{2}} }\: \\ $$$${why}\:{such}\:{a}\:{connection}\:?\: \\ $$