SOLUTION: Solve: -x^4+200=102x^2 Please show work! I need to understand how to do this! Thank you in advance.

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Question 700184: Solve: -x^4+200=102x^2
Please show work! I need to understand how to do this!
Thank you in advance.

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Solve: -x^4+200=102x^2
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Add x^4 to both sides.
Subtract 200 from both sides:
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x^4 + 102x^2 - 200 = 0
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Use the Quadratic formula to solve for x^2.
Take the square root of the positive solution
to find the values of "x".
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Cheers,
Stan H.