5x^4-25x^2=-20

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Solution for 5x^4-25x^2=-20 equation:


Simplifying
5x4 + -25x2 = -20

Reorder the terms:
-25x2 + 5x4 = -20

Solving
-25x2 + 5x4 = -20

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
20 + -25x2 + 5x4 = -20 + 20

Combine like terms: -20 + 20 = 0
20 + -25x2 + 5x4 = 0

Factor out the Greatest Common Factor (GCF), '5'.
5(4 + -5x2 + x4) = 0

Factor a trinomial.
5((1 + -1x2)(4 + -1x2)) = 0

Factor a difference between two squares.
5(((1 + x)(1 + -1x))(4 + -1x2)) = 0

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

Ignore the factor 5.

Subproblem 1

Set the factor '(1 + x)' equal to zero and attempt to solve: Simplifying 1 + x = 0 Solving 1 + x = 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 + x = 0 + -1 Combine like terms: 1 + -1 = 0 0 + x = 0 + -1 x = 0 + -1 Combine like terms: 0 + -1 = -1 x = -1 Simplifying x = -1

Subproblem 2

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

Subproblem 3

Set the factor '(2 + x)' equal to zero and attempt to solve: Simplifying 2 + x = 0 Solving 2 + x = 0 Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-2' to each side of the equation. 2 + -2 + x = 0 + -2 Combine like terms: 2 + -2 = 0 0 + x = 0 + -2 x = 0 + -2 Combine like terms: 0 + -2 = -2 x = -2 Simplifying x = -2

Subproblem 4

Set the factor '(2 + -1x)' equal to zero and attempt to solve: Simplifying 2 + -1x = 0 Solving 2 + -1x = 0 Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-2' to each side of the equation. 2 + -2 + -1x = 0 + -2 Combine like terms: 2 + -2 = 0 0 + -1x = 0 + -2 -1x = 0 + -2 Combine like terms: 0 + -2 = -2 -1x = -2 Divide each side by '-1'. x = 2 Simplifying x = 2

Solution

x = {-1, 1, -2, 2}

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