Determine all the roots , real or complex , of the system of simultaneous equations
, , .
Solution
Let , , and be the roots of the cubic polynomial . Let , , and . From this, , , and . Solving each of these, , , and . Thus , , and are the roots of the polynomial . Thus , and there are no other solutions.
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