OCR C1 — Question 6

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleC1 (Core Mathematics 1)
TopicQuadratic Functions

  1. (i) Given that \(y = x ^ { \frac { 1 } { 3 } }\), show that the equation
$$2 x ^ { \frac { 1 } { 3 } } + 3 x ^ { - \frac { 1 } { 3 } } = 7$$ can be rewritten as $$2 y ^ { 2 } - 7 y + 3 = 0 .$$ (ii) Hence, solve the equation $$2 x ^ { \frac { 1 } { 3 } } + 3 x ^ { - \frac { 1 } { 3 } } = 7$$