20x^4=5x^2

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Solution for 20x^4=5x^2 equation:


Simplifying
20x4 = 5x2

Solving
20x4 = 5x2

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
-5x2 + 20x4 = 5x2 + -5x2

Combine like terms: 5x2 + -5x2 = 0
-5x2 + 20x4 = 0

Factor out the Greatest Common Factor (GCF), '5x2'.
5x2(-1 + 4x2) = 0

Factor a difference between two squares.
5x2((1 + 2x)(-1 + 2x)) = 0

Ignore the factor 5.

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 + 2x)' equal to zero and attempt to solve: Simplifying 1 + 2x = 0 Solving 1 + 2x = 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 + 2x = 0 + -1 Combine like terms: 1 + -1 = 0 0 + 2x = 0 + -1 2x = 0 + -1 Combine like terms: 0 + -1 = -1 2x = -1 Divide each side by '2'. x = -0.5 Simplifying x = -0.5

Subproblem 3

Set the factor '(-1 + 2x)' equal to zero and attempt to solve: Simplifying -1 + 2x = 0 Solving -1 + 2x = 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 + 2x = 0 + 1 Combine like terms: -1 + 1 = 0 0 + 2x = 0 + 1 2x = 0 + 1 Combine like terms: 0 + 1 = 1 2x = 1 Divide each side by '2'. x = 0.5 Simplifying x = 0.5

Solution

x = {0, -0.5, 0.5}

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