# How to solve a floor equation? [closed]

I am trying to solve the following equation, but I've found some difficulties.

$$\lfloor\sqrt x\rfloor=\lfloor\sqrt[3] x\rfloor\quad\quad(x\in \mathbb R)$$

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## closed as off-topic by azimut, Dan Rust, Davide Giraudo, dfeuer, ThomasOct 13 '13 at 12:15

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What is E in this case? – DanielY Oct 13 '13 at 9:55
I assume it's floor function from the title? – Lazar Ljubenović Oct 13 '13 at 9:58
instead to write [x] I 've wrote E(x) but it s the same thing – wuppertal Oct 13 '13 at 10:00
@wuppertal so far, $0$ and $1$ are the only legitimate solutions for me... – DanielY Oct 13 '13 at 10:06
All values of x belongs to this interval $0 \leq x < 4$ are solution. – Shravan40 Oct 13 '13 at 10:12

If $x\lt0$, $\sqrt{x}$ is undefined hence the question makes no sense. For every $x$ in $[0,1)$, $\sqrt{x}$ and $\sqrt[3]{x}$ are both in $[0,1)$ hence $\lfloor\sqrt{x}\rfloor=\lfloor\sqrt[3]{x}\rfloor=0$.
If $x\gt1$, $\lfloor\sqrt{x}\rfloor=\lfloor\sqrt[3]{x}\rfloor$ if and only if there exists an integer $n$ such that $n\leqslant\sqrt[3]{x}\leqslant\sqrt{x}\lt n+1$. Since $x\gt1$, one knows that $n\geqslant1$. The double inequality is equivalent to $n^3\leqslant x\lt(n+1)^2$, in particular one must have $n^3\lt(n+1)^2$. For $n\geqslant1$, this means that $n=1$ or $n=2$. Thus, every $x$ such that $1^3\leqslant x\lt(1+1)^2$ or $2^3\leqslant x\lt(2+1)^2$ is a solution.
Finally, the set of solutions is $[0,4)\cup[8,9)$.
$\large\left\lfloor 0.5\right\rfloor = 0 \not= 1$. – Felix Marin Oct 13 '13 at 10:57
@Did, you had a $1$ that was supposed to be a $0$. I fixed it. It did not infect anything else. – dfeuer Oct 13 '13 at 11:45