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Thursday, May 28, 2015

China IMO Contest Problem: Given $\sqrt[3]{x^5-20x}=\sqrt[5]{x^3+20x}$. Find the product of all possible values of $x$.

Given that $x\ne 0$ and $x$ is real that satisfies $\large \sqrt[3]{x^5-20x}=\sqrt[5]{x^3+20x}$. Find the product of all possible values of $x$.

Answer:

Let $\large a=\sqrt[3]{x^5-20x}=\sqrt[5]{x^3+20x}$.

Consider  $\large a=\sqrt[3]{x^5-20x}$, we have:

$\large a^3=x^5-20x---(1)$

Consider $\large a=\sqrt[5]{x^3+20x}$, we have: