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Question
$$2(x-3)^3+4(x+7)^3 = 0$$
Answer
This equation has no solution.
Explanation
$$ \begin{aligned} 2(x-3)^3+4(x+7)^3 &= 0&& \text{simplify left side} \\[1 em]2(x^3-9x^2+27x-27)+4(x^3+21x^2+147x+343) &= 0&& \\[1 em]2x^3-18x^2+54x-54+4x^3+84x^2+588x+1372 &= 0&& \\[1 em]6x^3+66x^2+642x+1318 &= 0&& \\[1 em] \end{aligned} $$
This polynomial has no rational roots that can be found using Rational Root Test.
Roots were found using qubic formulas.
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