-15x^4+18x^2-4=0

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Solution for -15x^4+18x^2-4=0 equation:


Simplifying
-15x4 + 18x2 + -4 = 0

Reorder the terms:
-4 + 18x2 + -15x4 = 0

Solving
-4 + 18x2 + -15x4 = 0

Solving for variable 'x'.

Begin completing the square.  Divide all terms by
-15 the coefficient of the squared term: 

Divide each side by '-15'.
0.2666666667 + -1.2x2 + x4 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-0.2666666667' to each side of the equation.
0.2666666667 + -1.2x2 + -0.2666666667 + x4 = 0 + -0.2666666667

Reorder the terms:
0.2666666667 + -0.2666666667 + -1.2x2 + x4 = 0 + -0.2666666667

Combine like terms: 0.2666666667 + -0.2666666667 = 0.0000000000
0.0000000000 + -1.2x2 + x4 = 0 + -0.2666666667
-1.2x2 + x4 = 0 + -0.2666666667

Combine like terms: 0 + -0.2666666667 = -0.2666666667
-1.2x2 + x4 = -0.2666666667

The x term is -1.2x2.  Take half its coefficient (-0.6).
Square it (0.36) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.36' to each side of the equation.
-1.2x2 + 0.36 + x4 = -0.2666666667 + 0.36

Reorder the terms:
0.36 + -1.2x2 + x4 = -0.2666666667 + 0.36

Combine like terms: -0.2666666667 + 0.36 = 0.0933333333
0.36 + -1.2x2 + x4 = 0.0933333333

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x2 + -0.6)(x2 + -0.6) = 0.0933333333

Calculate the square root of the right side: 0.305505046

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x2 + -0.6) equal to 0.305505046 and -0.305505046.

Subproblem 1

x2 + -0.6 = 0.305505046 Simplifying x2 + -0.6 = 0.305505046 Reorder the terms: -0.6 + x2 = 0.305505046 Solving -0.6 + x2 = 0.305505046 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.6' to each side of the equation. -0.6 + 0.6 + x2 = 0.305505046 + 0.6 Combine like terms: -0.6 + 0.6 = 0.0 0.0 + x2 = 0.305505046 + 0.6 x2 = 0.305505046 + 0.6 Combine like terms: 0.305505046 + 0.6 = 0.905505046 x2 = 0.905505046 Simplifying x2 = 0.905505046 Take the square root of each side: x = {-0.951580289, 0.951580289}

Subproblem 2

x2 + -0.6 = -0.305505046 Simplifying x2 + -0.6 = -0.305505046 Reorder the terms: -0.6 + x2 = -0.305505046 Solving -0.6 + x2 = -0.305505046 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '0.6' to each side of the equation. -0.6 + 0.6 + x2 = -0.305505046 + 0.6 Combine like terms: -0.6 + 0.6 = 0.0 0.0 + x2 = -0.305505046 + 0.6 x2 = -0.305505046 + 0.6 Combine like terms: -0.305505046 + 0.6 = 0.294494954 x2 = 0.294494954 Simplifying x2 = 0.294494954 Take the square root of each side: x = {-0.542673893, 0.542673893}

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {-0.951580289, 0.951580289, -0.542673893, 0.542673893}

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