SOLUTION: solve 10x^4-17x^2+3=0

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Question 330126: solve 10x^4-17x^2+3=0
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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This is a quadratic equation in x%5E2 and not x.
Solve it by factoring.
10x%5E4-17x%5E2%2B3=%285x%5E2-1%29%282x%5E2-3%29=0
Four solutions:
5x%5E2-1=0
5x%5E2=1
x%5E2=1%2F5
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2x%5E2-3=0
2x%5E2=3
x%5E2=3%2F2
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