SOLUTION: what is x^5+4x^4-32x^3=0

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Question 415341: what is x^5+4x^4-32x^3=0
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Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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It is a fifth degree polynomial equation.

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Answer by htmentor(1343) About Me  (Show Source):
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We can factor the expression like this: (x^3)(x^2 + 4x - 32) = 0.
If either factor equals 0, that makes the expression equal to 0.
The LHS gives the trivial solution x = 0.
For the RHS we have x^2 + 4x - 32 = 0
The quadratic formula gives x = (-4 +/- 12)/2.
So the other two solutions are x = -8 and x = 4.