-x^4+13x^2-3=0

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Solution for -x^4+13x^2-3=0 equation:


Simplifying
-1x4 + 13x2 + -3 = 0

Reorder the terms:
-3 + 13x2 + -1x4 = 0

Solving
-3 + 13x2 + -1x4 = 0

Solving for variable 'x'.

Begin completing the square.  Divide all terms by
-1 the coefficient of the squared term: 

Divide each side by '-1'.
3 + -13x2 + x4 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-3' to each side of the equation.
3 + -13x2 + -3 + x4 = 0 + -3

Reorder the terms:
3 + -3 + -13x2 + x4 = 0 + -3

Combine like terms: 3 + -3 = 0
0 + -13x2 + x4 = 0 + -3
-13x2 + x4 = 0 + -3

Combine like terms: 0 + -3 = -3
-13x2 + x4 = -3

The x term is -13x2.  Take half its coefficient (-6.5).
Square it (42.25) and add it to both sides.

Add '42.25' to each side of the equation.
-13x2 + 42.25 + x4 = -3 + 42.25

Reorder the terms:
42.25 + -13x2 + x4 = -3 + 42.25

Combine like terms: -3 + 42.25 = 39.25
42.25 + -13x2 + x4 = 39.25

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x2 + -6.5)(x2 + -6.5) = 39.25

Calculate the square root of the right side: 6.264982043

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x2 + -6.5) equal to 6.264982043 and -6.264982043.

Subproblem 1

x2 + -6.5 = 6.264982043 Simplifying x2 + -6.5 = 6.264982043 Reorder the terms: -6.5 + x2 = 6.264982043 Solving -6.5 + x2 = 6.264982043 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '6.5' to each side of the equation. -6.5 + 6.5 + x2 = 6.264982043 + 6.5 Combine like terms: -6.5 + 6.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x2 = 6.264982043 + 6.5 x2 = 6.264982043 + 6.5 Combine like terms: 6.264982043 + 6.5 = 12.764982043 x2 = 12.764982043 Simplifying x2 = 12.764982043 Take the square root of each side: x = {-3.572811504, 3.572811504}

Subproblem 2

x2 + -6.5 = -6.264982043 Simplifying x2 + -6.5 = -6.264982043 Reorder the terms: -6.5 + x2 = -6.264982043 Solving -6.5 + x2 = -6.264982043 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '6.5' to each side of the equation. -6.5 + 6.5 + x2 = -6.264982043 + 6.5 Combine like terms: -6.5 + 6.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x2 = -6.264982043 + 6.5 x2 = -6.264982043 + 6.5 Combine like terms: -6.264982043 + 6.5 = 0.235017957 x2 = 0.235017957 Simplifying x2 = 0.235017957 Take the square root of each side: x = {-0.484786507, 0.484786507}

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {-3.572811504, 3.572811504, -0.484786507, 0.484786507}

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