document.write( "Question 102979This question is from textbook Longman Mathematics for IGCSE Maths
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document.write( ": 2= sqr22-8x^2 \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #74900 by edjones(8007)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( "8x^2+2=sqrt(22) \n" ); document.write( "64x^4+32x^2+4=22 Square both sides. \n" ); document.write( "64X^4+32x^2-18=0 \n" ); document.write( "32x^4+16x^2-9=0 divide each side by 2. \n" ); document.write( "32x64+16x^2 =9 \n" ); document.write( "x^4+.5x^2+.0625=9/32+.0625 Complete the square on the left by dividing each side by 32 an adding .0625 to each side. \n" ); document.write( "(x^2+.25)^2=11/32 \n" ); document.write( "x^2+.25=sqrt(11/32) \n" ); document.write( "x^2=-.25+-sqrt(11/16*2) \n" ); document.write( "x^2=(-1+-sqrt(11/2))/4 \n" ); document.write( "x=+-sqrt(-1-sqrt(11/2))/2 gives non real results \n" ); document.write( "x=+-sqrt(-1+sqrt(11/2))/2=+-.579915 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Ed\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |