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Question
$$4x^2-\frac{x^3}{3} = \frac{1088}{15}$$
Answer
This equation has no solution.
Explanation
$$ \begin{aligned} 4x^2-\frac{x^3}{3} &= \frac{1088}{15}&& \text{multiply ALL terms by } \color{blue}{ 15 }. \\[1 em]15\cdot4x^2-15 \cdot \frac{x^3}{3} &= 15\cdot\frac{1088}{15}&& \text{cancel out the denominators} \\[1 em]60x^2-5x^3 &= 1088&& \text{simplify left side} \\[1 em]-5x^3+60x^2 &= 1088&& \text{move all terms to the left hand side } \\[1 em]-5x^3+60x^2-1088 &= 0&& \\[1 em] \end{aligned} $$
This polynomial has no rational roots that can be found using Rational Root Test.
Roots were found using qubic formulas.
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