Cambridge Interview Question! Can you solve this problem? | Step-by-Step Tutorial

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  • @abdurahmanosman7418
    @abdurahmanosman7418 3 года назад +10

    l am the first person saw in this math please only l wanna 💚💜 this 🤣😂😂

    • @PreMath
      @PreMath  3 года назад +2

      Excellent!
      Thank you for your feedback! Cheers!
      You are awesome Osman😀

  • @timeonly1401
    @timeonly1401 2 года назад +1

    Nice that you do many variants of this problem! It's gotten to the point I can go from beginning to end without consulting the video for hints. Thx!!

  • @lnofzero
    @lnofzero 3 года назад +5

    Sir, I marvel at your thoroughness and patient, thoughtful approach. Your explanations are very clear. Thank you! You set a good example.

  • @FaixaPretanoENEM
    @FaixaPretanoENEM 3 года назад +8

    You're awesome, professor! Always explaining step by step of the resolution in a very calm way. That's the best way to teach math! Thanks from Brazil 🇧🇷

    • @PreMath
      @PreMath  3 года назад +2

      You are very welcome.
      Thank you for your feedback! Cheers!
      You are awesome 😀
      Love and prayers from the USA!

  • @hassanmahdi3819
    @hassanmahdi3819 2 года назад

    فكرة جميلة و رائعة في حل المسألة، لا تخطر على بال احد ألا الأذكياء!!!👍👍👍
    شكرا جزيلا لك...
    I am from Iraq.

  • @242math
    @242math 3 года назад +6

    love this radical and cubes question, fully understand your detailed explanations in solving this Cambridge interview question

    • @PreMath
      @PreMath  3 года назад +2

      Excellent!
      Glad to hear that!
      Thank you for your feedback! Cheers!
      You are awesome 😀

  • @pwmiles56
    @pwmiles56 3 года назад +12

    Nice question. I did it a different way: x^2=3+sqrt(8), 1/x^2=(3-sqrt(8))/(3^2-8)=3-sqrt(8), x^2+1/x^2=6. (x+1/x)^2=x^2+2+1/x^2=8, x+1/x=2*sqrt(2). x^3+1/x^3=(x+1/x)*(x^2-1+1/x^2)=2*sqrt(2)*5=10*sqrt(2).

    • @PreMath
      @PreMath  3 года назад +2

      Excellent!
      Thank you for your feedback! Cheers!
      You are awesome 😀

  • @petereziagor4604
    @petereziagor4604 3 года назад

    All the methods you used are the easiest
    Thank you

  • @MichaelRothwell1
    @MichaelRothwell1 2 года назад

    Very nice problem and elegant solution.

  • @govindashit6524
    @govindashit6524 3 года назад +3

    Simple but more interesting.
    Thanks my dear sir.

    • @PreMath
      @PreMath  3 года назад +2

      You are very welcome.
      Thank you for your feedback! Cheers!
      You are awesome Govinda 😀
      Love and prayers from the USA!

  • @philipkudrna5643
    @philipkudrna5643 3 года назад +2

    Before watching: x^2=3+2 sqrt(2), which leads to x^2 = 1+2 sqrt(2) + 2 or (1+sqrt(2))^2. (The „old Cambridge trick“) Thus x=(1+sqrt(2)). From there I got lost in the calculation, which is why I watch the video now.
    😀 I at least made it to step 1 of 4! Calculating 1/x was a clever move and remembering the (a+b)^3 formula would have helped as well!

    • @PreMath
      @PreMath  3 года назад +1

      Excellent!
      Thank you for your feedback! Cheers!
      You are awesome Philip 😀

  • @sigmamaleslogokijalegi6683
    @sigmamaleslogokijalegi6683 3 года назад

    This proves that how much command should be there in the basics, I lack basics

  • @teambellavsteamalice
    @teambellavsteamalice 3 года назад

    A slightly different presentation shows the method, not just a trick that works. The intention is to find a perfect root that equals 3+2√2 with the form a^2+b^2+2ab. Or with roots A+B+2√AB. This means you need to find A+B=3 with AB=2. Just like factoring a quadratic you can solve A(3-A)=2, so A^2-3A+2=0. Or just try the factors of 2 (just 1 and 2 in this case).
    Similarly for 1/(√2+1) it's maybe handy to state the intention: removing the root in de numerator.
    Using (a+b)(a-b)=(a^2-b^2), the trick is to multiply by (a-b)/(a-b).
    Finally for most viewers you could skip a view steps, like √8 = 2√2.

  • @kennethstevenson976
    @kennethstevenson976 3 года назад

    I was able to get to x+1/x= 2x root 2. I need more practice with cube expansion. Your step when you often say " we move this to the other side" is better said by stating that you subtract the same quantity from each side of the equation or multiply both sides by (-1). In one step you go from (a+b)^3 = to (a^3+b^3)without showing how the 3ab(a+b) becomes -3ab(a+b). I enjoy your step by step explanations which are easy to follow because you label each step and each new equation.

    • @christopherellis2663
      @christopherellis2663 2 года назад

      This is how Americans are taught, because mental arithmetic is confusing for their fructose gummed brains

    • @kennethstevenson976
      @kennethstevenson976 2 года назад

      @@christopherellis2663 Do you feel better when you are able to change a clarification of an algebra step to include a conclusion that all Americans are confused by mental arithmetic and extend your criticism further to what the observer might have eaten to not be as intelligent as you? Both statements lack proof and therefore can be considered opinions and not facts.

  • @sergiosereno1489
    @sergiosereno1489 2 года назад

    The trick is sqrt(3 + sqrt(8)) => sqrt(1 + 2*sqrt(2) + 2) => sqrt( (1 + sqrt(2))^2 ) => 1 + sqrt(2)
    x = 1 + sqrt(2)
    x^3 = 7 + sqrt(5)
    x^3 + 1/x^3 = ( (7 +sqrt(5))^2 + 1 ) / ( 7 +sqrt(5) )
    solving x = 10*sqrt(2)
    But your way is much better!
    Thank you Sir.

  • @Okkk517
    @Okkk517 2 года назад

    x=sqrt(3+sqrt(8))=sqrt((1+sqrt(2))^2)=1+sqrt(2). Since x^2=3+2*sqrt(2) and multiplying x*x^2 we get 7+5*sqrt(2). Then we add this to its inverse and using the properties of conjugate roots we obtain 7+5*sqrt(2)-7+5*sqrt(2) which equals to 10*sqrt(2).

  • @sanjoystore9799
    @sanjoystore9799 3 года назад +2

    Nice,if i could have a teacher in my educational life.

    • @PreMath
      @PreMath  3 года назад +1

      Thank you for your feedback! Cheers!
      You are awesome Sanjoy 😀

  • @SamsungJ-kk5nr
    @SamsungJ-kk5nr 3 года назад +2

    The first step is great.

    • @PreMath
      @PreMath  3 года назад +1

      Excellent!
      Glad to hear that!
      Thank you for your feedback! Cheers!
      You are awesome 😀

  • @zplusacademy5718
    @zplusacademy5718 3 года назад +1

    Extremely beautiful dear sir ❤️🙏🙏🙏🙏 interesting 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

    • @PreMath
      @PreMath  3 года назад +1

      So nice of you.
      Thank you for your feedback! Cheers!
      You are awesome Z 😀

  • @JLvatron
    @JLvatron 2 года назад +1

    Wow, brilliant!

  • @furzaanullah8114
    @furzaanullah8114 3 года назад +3

    Thank you for such a nice video. I like it.

    • @PreMath
      @PreMath  3 года назад +1

      You are very welcome.
      Thank you for your feedback! Cheers!
      You are awesome Furzaan 😀

  • @cos161
    @cos161 2 года назад

    Magnificent Sir

  • @ramanivenkata3161
    @ramanivenkata3161 3 года назад +1

    Excellent 👍 working

    • @PreMath
      @PreMath  3 года назад +1

      Glad to hear that!
      Thank you for your feedback! Cheers!
      You are awesome Ramani 😀

  • @johnbrennan3372
    @johnbrennan3372 3 года назад +2

    Got the same answer by writing x^3+ 1/x^3 as(x+1/x)(x^2-1+1/x^2 etc. I ended up with 10(2+sqroot2)/ sqroot(3+2sqroot2).The denominator turned out to a perfect square= (Sqroot2+1)^2 so that gave me10(2+sqroot2)/(sqroot2)+1.After rationalising the denominator it ended up as 10 mult. by sqroot2.

    • @PreMath
      @PreMath  3 года назад +1

      Excellent!
      Thank you for your feedback! Cheers!
      You are awesome John 😀

  • @ishuyadav9330
    @ishuyadav9330 3 года назад +1

    Sir extremely easy question 🙏

  • @SuperYoonHo
    @SuperYoonHo 2 года назад

    nice solution

  • @luigipirandello5919
    @luigipirandello5919 3 года назад +1

    Great. Thank you.

    • @PreMath
      @PreMath  3 года назад +2

      You are very welcome.
      Thank you for your feedback! Cheers!
      You are awesome Luis 😀

  • @ashimroy3891
    @ashimroy3891 2 года назад

    Dear Sir, why have you not considered -10(sqrt(2)) also as the solution ?

  • @Saleem-i4s4t
    @Saleem-i4s4t 3 года назад +1

    Thank you🌹🌹🌹🙏

    • @PreMath
      @PreMath  3 года назад +2

      You are so welcome!
      Love and prayers from the USA!

  • @peterkrauliz5400
    @peterkrauliz5400 3 года назад

    Sir, You are the Bobby Fischer of Math, No joke!

  • @usman_mmalik
    @usman_mmalik 3 года назад +1

    Nice, you are awesome

    • @PreMath
      @PreMath  3 года назад

      Thank you for your feedback! Cheers!
      You are awesome 😀
      Love and prayers from the USA!

    • @PreMath
      @PreMath  3 года назад +1

      You are the best

  • @julieng.4375
    @julieng.4375 3 года назад +1

    Incredible problem

    • @PreMath
      @PreMath  3 года назад +1

      So nice of you.
      Thank you for your feedback! Cheers!
      You are awesome Julien 😀

  • @cos161
    @cos161 2 года назад

    Thank you for the video

  • @vaghelabhikhusing6553
    @vaghelabhikhusing6553 3 года назад +1

    Good ❤❤❤❤

    • @PreMath
      @PreMath  3 года назад +1

      So nice of you.
      Thank you for your feedback! Cheers!
      You are awesome Vaghela 😀

  • @nicogehren6566
    @nicogehren6566 3 года назад +1

    very interesting question

    • @PreMath
      @PreMath  3 года назад +1

      Glad to hear that!
      Thank you for your feedback! Cheers!
      You are awesome Nico 😀

  • @Gargaroolala
    @Gargaroolala 3 года назад

    good qns i didnt manage to solve. but saw a pattern which i will remember.

    • @PreMath
      @PreMath  3 года назад +1

      No worries.
      Thank you for your feedback! Cheers!
      You are awesome Garrick 😀

  • @QuentinStephens
    @QuentinStephens 3 года назад +3

    Can you explain why you chose to use the cubic formula when you could have just observed that 1/(x^3) = (1/x)^3?

    • @PreMath
      @PreMath  3 года назад +2

      Dear Stephens, 1/(x^3) = 1^3/x^3 = (1/x)^3 simple rules of exponents. Hope I explained well. Thanks for asking.
      You are awesome 😀

  • @highermaths_1
    @highermaths_1 3 года назад +1

    Nice video

    • @PreMath
      @PreMath  3 года назад +1

      So nice of you.
      Thank you for your feedback! Cheers!
      You are awesome 😀

  • @rod5029
    @rod5029 3 года назад +1

    Nice video🙏
    Thank you

    • @PreMath
      @PreMath  3 года назад +2

      You are very welcome Rod.
      Thank you for your feedback! Cheers!
      You are awesome 😀

  • @pranavamali05
    @pranavamali05 3 года назад +1

    Thnx a lot

    • @PreMath
      @PreMath  3 года назад +1

      You are very welcome.
      Thank you for your feedback! Cheers!
      You are awesome Pranav 😀

  • @subbaraob8474
    @subbaraob8474 2 года назад

    Why should( a - b)*3 used instead of (a+b)*3

  • @الثورة-ص7ق
    @الثورة-ص7ق 3 года назад +1

    x^3=(1+_/2)^3=7+5_/2 after solving 5_/2+7+5_/2-7=10_/2

    • @PreMath
      @PreMath  3 года назад +1

      Excellent!
      Thank you for your feedback! Cheers!
      You are awesome 😀

  • @wackojacko3962
    @wackojacko3962 3 года назад +1

    Soooooo cool.

    • @PreMath
      @PreMath  3 года назад +1

      Excellent!
      Glad to hear that!
      Thank you for your feedback! Cheers!
      You are awesome 😀

  • @ELPROFEVERA
    @ELPROFEVERA 3 года назад

    👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

  • @lavoiedereussite922
    @lavoiedereussite922 2 года назад

    Thank =شكرا

  • @AnowarHossain-tz4hl
    @AnowarHossain-tz4hl 3 года назад +2

    Sir how are you?

    • @PreMath
      @PreMath  3 года назад +1

      I'm fine Anowar dear. Thanks for asking.
      You are awesome 😀
      Love and prayers from the USA!

  • @AmirgabYT2185
    @AmirgabYT2185 9 месяцев назад +1

    10√2

  • @onrshort4583
    @onrshort4583 3 года назад

    Easy one

  • @Saleem-i4s4t
    @Saleem-i4s4t 3 года назад +1

    🌹🌹

    • @PreMath
      @PreMath  3 года назад +2

      Excellent Engineer!
      Thank you for your feedback! Cheers!
      You are awesome 😀

  • @JSSTyger
    @JSSTyger 3 года назад

    Bear with me. I tried doing this all in my head and came up with 13.824+(1/13.824). I'm gonna approximate and say 13.9 FINAL ANSWER!!

    • @JSSTyger
      @JSSTyger 3 года назад

      ...and I got it wrong, folks...but pretty close for doing it all in my head!

  • @adgf1x
    @adgf1x 3 года назад

    7x=(2)^0.5 +1ans

  • @SuperYoonHo
    @SuperYoonHo 2 года назад

    now it's easy

  • @adgf1x
    @adgf1x 3 года назад +1

    x=1+2^1/2

    • @PreMath
      @PreMath  3 года назад +1

      Thank you for your feedback! Cheers!
      You are awesome Amitava 😀

  • @cicik57
    @cicik57 3 года назад

    oh please, why it is cambridge inverview quesion?
    sqrt(3+sqrt(8)) * sqrt(3-sqrt(8)) = sqrt(9-8)= 1 solves it. It is the task for infants!

  • @THN--ue2yn
    @THN--ue2yn 2 года назад

    I did the question and I got 5*sqrt(8) and I was thinking where did I go wrong. Then I realised that sqrt(8) is just 2*sqrt(2). Silly me.

  • @mathewtelvin3314
    @mathewtelvin3314 3 года назад

    Ssc aspirants can do it easily 🇮🇳

  • @thinman2007
    @thinman2007 2 года назад

    Play with 2x speed

  • @prabhagupta6871
    @prabhagupta6871 2 года назад

    Damn that question came in my exam(9 class)

  • @sthinvc
    @sthinvc 3 года назад

    use (x+(1/x)^3)=x^3+3x+3/x+1/x^3

  • @marshalls36
    @marshalls36 3 года назад

  • @alimallah6898
    @alimallah6898 2 года назад

    There's a way simpler than yours

  • @Teamstudy4595
    @Teamstudy4595 3 года назад

    Ans : 10_/2 *(Solved mentally in seconds)

  • @hans-rudigerdrzimmermann
    @hans-rudigerdrzimmermann 2 года назад

    WRONG !!!! Your way is much too long!!
    Look at mindyourbrain where I solved it rapidly in 4 lines with a methodology and not with tricks!!