Question
7. Given that "p"is a prime number solve for "X": 1000-8x^3=8(p)(5p+2)
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Yorick
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Answer
### There are no solutions for
where
is a prime number.
Explanation
## Step 1: Simplify the equation### Divide both sides of the equation
by 8. This simplifies the equation to
.## Step 2: Expand the right side### Expand the right side of the equation
to get
.## Step 3: Rearrange the equation### Rearrange the equation
to
. We are looking for integer solutions for
and
where
is a prime number.## Step 4: Test prime values for p### Substitute prime numbers for
into the equation
and check if the resulting value for
is a perfect cube.### If
,
, which is not a perfect cube.### If
,
, which is not a perfect cube.### If
,
, which is not a perfect cube.### If
,
, which is not a perfect cube.## Step 5: Analyze the equation for larger prime numbers### For
, the right side of the equation
becomes increasingly negative. Since we are looking for a perfect cube for
, and we have already tested smaller prime numbers, there are no prime number solutions for
that yield a perfect cube for
.