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Solving cubic equations

Grade 8 · Algebra and order of operations

Find all the solutions of a cubic equation, x³ + px² + qx + r = 0, where every root is a whole number.

Trying factors of the constant term finds the first root; the rest follow from the quadratic left over. Some cubics have a repeated root, so there are fewer than three answers to give.

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