document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=379278>Question 379278</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I do not understand this equqtion.  I need to solve for x.  Could you please explain this step by step so I have a better understanding.  Thanks<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^4+13x^2+36=0 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #269317 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><B>robertb(5830)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><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=robertb><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=269317\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Think of it as a quadratic equation in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, so that the equation becomes\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%5E2%2B4%29%28x%5E2+%2B+9%29+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%5E2%2B4%29%28x%5E2+%2B+9%29+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  Then use the zero-product property to find the roots.  (They will be complex roots!) </SPAN>\n" );
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