document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=317659>Question 317659</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I got solutions but wanted to check!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find all the real solutions of the following equation by first rewriting the equation as a quadratic equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "please explain your steps if your would?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "s^4 - 26s^2 + 25 = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "thank you for your time!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "my answers were radical 1 and -radical 5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #227495 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=227495\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> s^4 - 26s^2 + 25 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s^4-25s^2-s^2+25=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s^2(s^2-25)-1(s^2-25)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(s^2-25)(s^2-1)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(s+5)(s-5)(s+1)(s-1)=0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "s= + / - 5 , +/- 1  <BR>\n" );
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