So we are given the expression:
÷ 
When we divide fractions, we must flip the second term and change the sign to multiplication:

And then we multiply across:

Then we can break apart all of the like variables for simplification:

When we simplify variables through division, we subtract the exponent of the numerator from the exponent of the denominator. So we then have:



So then we multiply all of these simplified parts together:

So now we know that the simplified form of the initial expression is:
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You probably are interested in expressing the given equation as a quadratic equation in u, as it will make it easy to find the solutions.
Let u = x²
So,
u² = x⁴
So, the given equation can be written as:
u² - 17u + 16 = 0
Now the equation is quadratic in u and the solutions can be calculated using quadratic formula or factorization.
Answer:
14
First multiply
1 and 3/4 by 8 and then you got your answer
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