document.write( "Question 1178897: Hello there,
\n" ); document.write( "I'm trying to arrive at the correct answer of {±4,±i√3}. Any help would be great thank you.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Solve and express your solution in simplified form.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x^4−13x^2−48=0
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Algebra.Com's Answer #808349 by MathLover1(20850)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E4-13x%5E2-48=0\"...factor\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E4-16x%5E2%2B3x%5E2-48=0+\",,,group\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%5E4-16x%5E2%29%2B%283x%5E2-48%29=0+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2%28x%5E2-16%29%2B3%28x%5E2-16%29=0+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%5E2+-16%29%28x%5E2+%2B+3%29+=+0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%5E2+-4%5E2%29%28x%5E2+%2B+3%29+=+0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x+-+4%29+%28x+%2B+4%29+%28x%5E2+%2B+3%29+=+0\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "solutions:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if \"%28x+-+4%29++=+0\"=>\"x=4\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if \"+%28x+%2B+4%29++=+0\"=> \"x=-4\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if \"+%28x%5E2+%2B+3%29+=+0\"=>\"+x%5E2+=-+3\"=>\"+x+=sqrt%28-+3%29\" =>\"+x+=i%2Asqrt%283%29\" or \"+x+=+-i%2Asqrt%283%29\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, we have:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Real solutions:
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=4\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=-4\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Complex solutions:
\n" ); document.write( "\"+x+=i%2Asqrt%283%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+x+=+-i%2Asqrt%283%29\" \r
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