16x^4-8x^2=

Solution for 16x^4-8x^2= equation:

Simplifying
16x4 + -8x2 = 0

Reorder the terms:
-8x2 + 16x4 = 0

Solving
-8x2 + 16x4 = 0

Solving for variable 'x'.

Factor out the Greatest Common Factor (GCF), '8x2'.
8x2(-1 + 2x2) = 0

Ignore the factor 8.
Subproblem 1
Set the factor 'x2' equal to zero and attempt to solve:

Simplifying
x2 = 0

Solving
x2 = 0

Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right.

Simplifying
x2 = 0

Take the square root of each side:
x = {0}
Subproblem 2
Set the factor '(-1 + 2x2)' equal to zero and attempt to solve:

Simplifying
-1 + 2x2 = 0

Solving
-1 + 2x2 = 0

Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right.

Add '1' to each side of the equation.
-1 + 1 + 2x2 = 0 + 1

Combine like terms: -1 + 1 = 0
0 + 2x2 = 0 + 1
2x2 = 0 + 1

Combine like terms: 0 + 1 = 1
2x2 = 1

Divide each side by '2'.
x2 = 0.5

Simplifying
x2 = 0.5

Take the square root of each side:
x = {-0.707106781, 0.707106781}
Solution
x = {0, -0.707106781, 0.707106781}