document.write( "Question 623326: Solve.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "w^4-20w^2-2=0
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Algebra.Com's Answer #392037 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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I can say \"+z+=+w%5E2+\" and
\n" ); document.write( "\"+w%5E4+-+20w%5E2+-+2+=+z%5E2+-+20z+-+2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+z%5E2+-+20z+-+2+=+0+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Use quadratic formula
\n" ); document.write( "\"+z+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2+-+4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29+%2F+%282%2Aa%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+a+=+1+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+b+=+-20+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+c+=+-2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+z+=+%28-%28-20%29+%2B-+sqrt%28+%28-20%29%5E2+-+4%2A1%2A%28-2%29+%29%29+%2F+%282%2A1%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+z+=+%28+20+%2B-+sqrt%28+400+%2B+8%29%29+%2F+2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+z+=+%28+20+%2B-+20.199%29+%2F+2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+z+=+40.199%2F2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+z+=+20.0995+\"
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "\"+z+=+-.199%2F2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+z+=+-.0995+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+z+=+w%5E2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+w+=+sqrt%28z%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+w+=+sqrt%28+20.0995+%29++\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+w+=+4.4832+\"
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "\"+w+=+sqrt%28+-.0995+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+w+=+.3154i+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "check answer:
\n" ); document.write( "\"+w%5E4+-+20w%5E2+-+2+=+0+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+.3154%5E4%2A+i%5E4+-+20%2A.3154%5E2+%2A+i%5E2+-+2+=+0+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+.009896+%2A+1+-+1.9895+%2A+%28-1%29+-+2+=+0+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+.009896+%2B+1.9895+-+2+=+0+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+1.9994+-+2+=+0+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+.00056+=+0+\"
\n" ); document.write( "error due to rounding off?
\n" ); document.write( "You can check other answer
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