SOLUTION: solve the quadratic equation: x^-4x-1=0 thanx!!

Question 22274: solve the quadratic equation: x^-4x-1=0

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Solved by pluggable solver: SOLVE quadratic equation with variable

Quadratic equation (in our case ) has the following solutons:

For these solutions to exist, the discriminant should not be a negative number.

First, we need to compute the discriminant : .

Discriminant d=20 is greater than zero. That means that there are two solutions: .

Quadratic expression can be factored:

Again, the answer is: 4.23606797749979, -0.23606797749979. Here's your graph:

Hope this helps!
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