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Question
$$(x+5)^3 = 50$$
Answer
This equation has no solution.
Explanation
$$ \begin{aligned} (x+5)^3 &= 50&& \text{simplify left side} \\[1 em]x^3+15x^2+75x+125 &= 50&& \text{move all terms to the left hand side } \\[1 em]x^3+15x^2+75x+125-50 &= 0&& \text{simplify left side} \\[1 em]x^3+15x^2+75x+75 &= 0&& \\[1 em] \end{aligned} $$
This polynomial has no rational roots that can be found using Rational Root Test.
Roots were found using qubic formulas.
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