Question

Find the real zeros x4-11x2+18=0

Answer 1

Answer:

x=√2, x=-√2, x= 3 and x=-3

Step-by-step explanation:

We need to solve the equation x^4 - 11x^2+18=0

We can replace x^4 = u^2 and x^2 = u

So, the equation will become

u^2 -11u+18 = 0

Factorizing the above equation:

u^2 -9u-2u+18 =0

u(u-9)-2(u-9)=0

(u-2)(u-9)=0

u=2, u=9

As, u = x^2, Putting back the value:

x^2 =2 , x^2 =9

taking square roots:

√x^2 =√2 ,√x^2=√9

x=±√2 , x = ±3

so, x=√2, x=-√2, x= 3 and x=-3