Question

Find all real solutions of the equation. x4/3 − 7x2/3 + 10 = 0

Answer 1

Solve by Factoring x^(2/3)-7x^(1/3)+10=0
x
2
3
−
7
x
1
3
+
10
=
0
x
2
3
-
7
x
1
3
+
10
=
0
Rewrite
x
2
3
x
2
3
as
(
x
1
3
)
2
(
x
1
3
)
2
.
(
x
1
3
)
2
−
7
x
1
3
+
10
=
0
(
x
1
3
)
2
-
7
x
1
3
+
10
=
0
Let
u
=
x
1
3
u
=
x
1
3
. Substitute
u
u
for all occurrences of
x
1
3
x
1
3
.
u
2
−
7
u
+
10
=
0