A gopher was digging 8 inches below ground. To avoid a tree root, it dug 3 inches deeper. What is the position of the gopher now relative to the surface? To solve the problem, Miles subtracted 8–3 and came up with an answer of 11 inches. Is Miles correct? Why or why not?

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step-by-step explanation:

x= -3 and

step-by-step explanation:

to find the roots of a cubic, use division or factoring to find the factors then set equal to 0. as this is a difference of cubes, it factors into

where a is the cube root of .

here   this is 27 and the cube root of 27 is 3. so we write using the form:

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set each factor to 0 and solve for x.

x-3=0

x=3

the quadratic expression does not factor and must be solved using the quadratic formula.

where a = 1, b=3, and c=9

this cubic has two complex roots.

this is answer of 144 cubic meters