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can someone solve this problem?
x^4-5x^2+6+=0
can sumone please solve the sum?
(please include the steps if possible)
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- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Your polynomial can first be factored as (x^2-3)(x^2-2).
Both factors are now differences of squares, so you can further factor those as (x+sqrt3)(x-sqrt3)(x+sqrt2)(x-sqrt2). Set each factor to 0, and solve for x to get x=sqrt3, x=-sqrt3, x=sqrt2, x=-sqrt2.
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