Re: anyone good at algebra?
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Originally Posted by Jan
How would you solve something like this?
x^4 + p * x^2 + q = 0
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x^4 + p * x^2 + q = → (x²)² + px² + q = 0
let y = x² → y² + py + q, and apply quadratic formula
with D = p² + 4q → y = (-p ± √D)/2 → x = √((-p ± √D)/2)
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