SOLUTION: Solve this equation by using the quadratic form. 6x^4 + 11x^2 +4 = 0

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Question 360571: Solve this equation by using the quadratic form.
6x^4 + 11x^2 +4 = 0
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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6x%5E4+%2B+11x%5E2+%2B4+=+0
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x%5E2+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+
x%5E2+=+%28-11+%2B-+sqrt%28+11%5E2-4%2A6%2A4+%29%29%2F%282%2A6%29+
x%5E2+=+%28-11+%2B-+sqrt%28+121-96+%29%29%2F%2812%29+
x%5E2+=+%28-11+%2B-+sqrt%28+25+%29%29%2F%2812%29+
x%5E2+=+%28-11+%2B-+5%29%2F%2812%29+
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%28x%5B1%5D%29%5E2=-16%2F12=-4%2F3
x%5B1%5D=0+%2B-+%282%2Fsqrt%283%29%29i
highlight%28x%5B1%5D=0+%2B-+%282%2F3%29sqrt%283%29i%29
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%28x%5B2%5D%29%5E2=-6%2F12=-1%2F2
highlight%28x%5B2%5D=0+%2B-+%28sqrt%282%29%2F2%29i%29