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How do i calculate this. I keep getting the wrong answer and i cant figure out why. $${{\mathtt{x}}}^{{\mathtt{4}}}{\mathtt{\,-\,}}{\mathtt{6}}{\mathtt{\,\times\,}}{{\mathtt{x}}}^{{\mathtt{2}}}$$ = -8

 Nov 25, 2014

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first use variable y to represent x^2. This means:

$${{\mathtt{Y}}}^{{\mathtt{2}}}{\mathtt{\,-\,}}{\mathtt{6}}{\mathtt{\,\times\,}}{\mathtt{Y}}{\mathtt{\,\small\textbf+\,}}{\mathtt{8}} = {\mathtt{0}}$$

This is easily solvable by factorization:

$$\left(\left({\mathtt{Y}}{\mathtt{\,-\,}}{\mathtt{2}}\right){\mathtt{\,\times\,}}\left({\mathtt{Y}}{\mathtt{\,-\,}}{\mathtt{4}}\right)\right) = {\mathtt{0}}$$

therefore Y=2 and Y=4 are the answers. Now you can find Xs that satisfy the following:

$${{\mathtt{X}}}^{{\mathtt{2}}} = {\mathtt{4}}$$

and

$${{\mathtt{X}}}^{{\mathtt{2}}} = {\mathtt{2}}$$

 Nov 25, 2014
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+8
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first use variable y to represent x^2. This means:

$${{\mathtt{Y}}}^{{\mathtt{2}}}{\mathtt{\,-\,}}{\mathtt{6}}{\mathtt{\,\times\,}}{\mathtt{Y}}{\mathtt{\,\small\textbf+\,}}{\mathtt{8}} = {\mathtt{0}}$$

This is easily solvable by factorization:

$$\left(\left({\mathtt{Y}}{\mathtt{\,-\,}}{\mathtt{2}}\right){\mathtt{\,\times\,}}\left({\mathtt{Y}}{\mathtt{\,-\,}}{\mathtt{4}}\right)\right) = {\mathtt{0}}$$

therefore Y=2 and Y=4 are the answers. Now you can find Xs that satisfy the following:

$${{\mathtt{X}}}^{{\mathtt{2}}} = {\mathtt{4}}$$

and

$${{\mathtt{X}}}^{{\mathtt{2}}} = {\mathtt{2}}$$

alijamali Nov 25, 2014

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