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If ( 5 x + 1 ) 3 + ( x + 3 ) 3 + 8 ( 3 x - 4 ) 3 = 6 ( 5 x + 1 ) ( x + 3 ) ( 3 x - 4 ) then find the value of x is:

Options

A

1/4

B

2/3

C

1/3

D

1/2

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Correct Answer :

Option C

1/3

Solution :

The correct option is 1/3.

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given the algebraic equation:

( 5 x + 1 ) 3 + ( x + 3 ) 3 + 8 ( 3 x - 4 ) 3 = 6 ( 5 x + 1 ) ( x + 3 ) ( 3 x - 4 )

Notice that 8(3x-4)3 can be rewritten as [2(3x-4)]3.

Let us define variables a, b, and c as follows:

a = 5 x + 1

b = x + 3

c = 2 ( 3 x - 4 ) = 6 x - 8

Now, examine the right-hand side of the original equation:

3 a b c = 3 ( 5 x + 1 ) ( x + 3 ) [ 2 ( 3 x - 4 ) ] = 6 ( 5 x + 1 ) ( x + 3 ) ( 3 x - 4 )

Thus, the equation takes the standard algebraic identity form:

a 3 + b 3 + c 3 = 3 a b c

According to algebraic identities, if a3+b3+c3=3abc, then a+b+c=0 (assuming abc).

Substitute the expressions of a, b, and c into a+b+c=0:

( 5 x + 1 ) + ( x + 3 ) + ( 6 x - 8 ) = 0

Combine like terms:

( 5 x + x + 6 x ) + ( 1 + 3 - 8 ) = 0

12 x - 4 = 0

12 x = 4

x = 4 12

x = 1 3

Hence, the value of x is 1/3.

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