document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1103122>Question 1103122</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve:  x^4 – 10x + 9 = 0  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The equation you show clearly has a root at x=1.  The other roots are  one irrational and a pair of complex roots.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "I'm wondering, though, if the equation was supposed to be x^4-10x^2+9=0.  That equation is easy to solve.<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The solutions are -3, 3, -1, and 1. </SPAN>\n" );
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