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Question Number 156419 by cortano last updated on 11/Oct/21

x is positive integer number   can you check if Q=((((x+2)^4 −x^4 ))^(1/3)   is a natural number

xispositiveintegernumbercanyoucheckifQ=((x+2)4x43isanaturalnumber

Commented by mr W last updated on 11/Oct/21

x=2:  Q=((4^4 −2^4 ))^(1/3) =((240))^(1/3) =2((30))^(1/3) ∉N

x=2:Q=44243=2403=2303N

Answered by Rasheed.Sindhi last updated on 11/Oct/21

 Q=(((x+2)^4 −x^4 ))^(1/3)       =((x^4 +8x^3 +24x^2 +32x+16−x^4 ))^(1/3)       =((8x^3 +24x^2 +32x+16))^(1/3)       =2((x^3 +3x^2 +4x+2))^(1/3)       =2(((x^3 +3x^2 +3x+1)+(x+1)))^(1/3)       =2(((x+1)^3 +(x+1)))^(1/3)   The only solution,I think,is:            x+1=0             x=−1 ∈N  No natural x

Q=(x+2)4x43=x4+8x3+24x2+32x+16x43=8x3+24x2+32x+163=2x3+3x2+4x+23=2(x3+3x2+3x+1)+(x+1)3=2(x+1)3+(x+1)3Theonlysolution,Ithink,is:x+1=0x=1NNonaturalx

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