SOLUTION: x^4-16=0

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Question 35827: x^4-16=0
Answer by rapaljer(4671)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
This equation factors as the difference of two squares:



The first factor factors again:


Now, set each factor equal to zero and solve:
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