SOLUTION: 2=x raised to 4.what is the value of x?

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Question 667699: 2=x raised to 4.what is the value of x?
Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
For this: 2=x^4
To solve this, take each side to the 1/4 power:
2^(1/4)=x^4*(1/4)
simplify:
2^(1/4)=x
x=1.189 Rounded off
Make sense?
RJ
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