The shortest equation that solves a cubic equation is just 5 letters long - Apparently.
In 1829, French mathematician Augustin-Louis Cauchy discovered a cubic equation that can be solved with the equation x^3 + ax^2 + bx + c = 0, but with a specific coefficient "a" that is -1/2. However, in 1849, a mathematician named Hermann Grassmann found an even shorter equation: x^3 + bx + c = 0, where "b" and "c" are constants. This equation, known as Grassmann's cubic, is solvable and has only 5 letters, making it the shortest cubic equation that has a solution.