document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=287310>Question 287310</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you solve 25x^4-61x^2+36=0?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's pull out an x^2 like this: (25x^4-61x^2+36=0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2(25x^2-61x+36)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This can be factored as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2(25x-36)(x-1)=0 Solve x to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=36/25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plug in the answers to the first equation to see if it works.<BR>\n" );
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