document.write( "Question 480750: Solve the following 15x^4-28x^2+5=0 \n" ); document.write( "
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\"15x%5E4-28x%5E2%2B5=0\" Start with the given equation.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let \"z=x%5E2\". So this means that \"z%5E2=%28x%5E2%29%5E2=x%5E4\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"15z%5E2-28z%2B5=0\" Replace \"x%5E4\" with \"z%5E2\" and \"x%5E2\" with \"z\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Notice we have a quadratic equation in the form of \"az%5E2%2Bbz%2Bc\" where \"a=15\", \"b=-28\", and \"c=5\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let's use the quadratic formula to solve for z\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"z+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4ac+%29%29%2F%282a%29\" Start with the quadratic formula\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"z+=+%28-%28-28%29+%2B-+sqrt%28+%28-28%29%5E2-4%2815%29%285%29+%29%29%2F%282%2815%29%29\" Plug in \"a=15\", \"b=-28\", and \"c=5\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"z+=+%2828+%2B-+sqrt%28+%28-28%29%5E2-4%2815%29%285%29+%29%29%2F%282%2815%29%29\" Negate \"-28\" to get \"28\". \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"z+=+%2828+%2B-+sqrt%28+784-4%2815%29%285%29+%29%29%2F%282%2815%29%29\" Square \"-28\" to get \"784\". \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"z+=+%2828+%2B-+sqrt%28+784-300+%29%29%2F%282%2815%29%29\" Multiply \"4%2815%29%285%29\" to get \"300\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"z+=+%2828+%2B-+sqrt%28+484+%29%29%2F%282%2815%29%29\" Subtract \"300\" from \"784\" to get \"484\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"z+=+%2828+%2B-+sqrt%28+484+%29%29%2F%2830%29\" Multiply \"2\" and \"15\" to get \"30\". \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"z+=+%2828+%2B-+22%29%2F%2830%29\" Take the square root of \"484\" to get \"22\". \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"z+=+%2828+%2B+22%29%2F%2830%29\" or \"z+=+%2828+-+22%29%2F%2830%29\" Break up the expression. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"z+=+%2850%29%2F%2830%29\" or \"z+=++%286%29%2F%2830%29\" Combine like terms. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"z+=+5%2F3\" or \"z+=+1%2F5\" Simplify. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since we let \"z=x%5E2\", we need to plug that in:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"z+=+5%2F3\" Start with the first solution for \"z\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2+=+5%2F3\" Plug in \"z=x%5E2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+0%2B-sqrt%285%2F3%29\" Take the square root of both sides.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+sqrt%285%2F3%29\" or \"x+=+-sqrt%285%2F3%29\" Break up the \"plus/minus\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+sqrt%2815%29%2F3\" or \"x+=+-sqrt%2815%29%2F3\" Simplify the square root.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the first two solutions are \"x+=+sqrt%2815%29%2F3\" or \"x+=+-sqrt%2815%29%2F3\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"z+=+1%2F5\" Start with the second solution for \"z\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2+=+1%2F5\" Plug in \"z=x%5E2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+0%2B-sqrt%281%2F5%29\" Take the square root of both sides.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+sqrt%281%2F5%29\" or \"x+=+-sqrt%281%2F5%29\" Break up the \"plus/minus\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+sqrt%285%29%2F5\" or \"x+=+-sqrt%285%29%2F5\" Simplify the square root.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the next two solutions are \"x+=+sqrt%285%29%2F5\" or \"x+=+-sqrt%285%29%2F5\" \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the four solutions are:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+sqrt%2815%29%2F3\", \"x+=+-sqrt%2815%29%2F3\", \"x+=+sqrt%285%29%2F5\" or \"x+=+-sqrt%285%29%2F5\"
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