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4x^4+5x^2+1=0 equation

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   4      2        
4*x  + 5*x  + 1 = 0
$$\left(4 x^{4} + 5 x^{2}\right) + 1 = 0$$
Detail solution
Given the equation:
$$\left(4 x^{4} + 5 x^{2}\right) + 1 = 0$$
Do replacement
$$v = x^{2}$$
then the equation will be the:
$$4 v^{2} + 5 v + 1 = 0$$
This equation is of the form
a*v^2 + b*v + c = 0

A quadratic equation can be solved
using the discriminant.
The roots of the quadratic equation:
$$v_{1} = \frac{\sqrt{D} - b}{2 a}$$
$$v_{2} = \frac{- \sqrt{D} - b}{2 a}$$
where D = b^2 - 4*a*c - it is the discriminant.
Because
$$a = 4$$
$$b = 5$$
$$c = 1$$
, then
D = b^2 - 4 * a * c = 

(5)^2 - 4 * (4) * (1) = 9

Because D > 0, then the equation has two roots.
v1 = (-b + sqrt(D)) / (2*a)

v2 = (-b - sqrt(D)) / (2*a)

or
$$v_{1} = - \frac{1}{4}$$
$$v_{2} = -1$$
The final answer:
Because
$$v = x^{2}$$
then
$$x_{1} = \sqrt{v_{1}}$$
$$x_{2} = - \sqrt{v_{1}}$$
$$x_{3} = \sqrt{v_{2}}$$
$$x_{4} = - \sqrt{v_{2}}$$
then:
$$x_{1} = $$
$$\frac{0}{1} + \frac{\left(- \frac{1}{4}\right)^{\frac{1}{2}}}{1} = \frac{i}{2}$$
$$x_{2} = $$
$$\frac{0}{1} + \frac{\left(-1\right) \left(- \frac{1}{4}\right)^{\frac{1}{2}}}{1} = - \frac{i}{2}$$
$$x_{3} = $$
$$\frac{0}{1} + \frac{\left(-1\right)^{\frac{1}{2}}}{1} = i$$
$$x_{4} = $$
$$\frac{0}{1} + \frac{\left(-1\right) \left(-1\right)^{\frac{1}{2}}}{1} = - i$$
The graph
Sum and product of roots [src]
sum
     I   I    
-I - - + - + I
     2   2    
$$\left(\left(- i - \frac{i}{2}\right) + \frac{i}{2}\right) + i$$
=
0
$$0$$
product
   -I  I  
-I*---*-*I
    2  2  
$$i \frac{i}{2} \cdot - i \left(- \frac{i}{2}\right)$$
=
1/4
$$\frac{1}{4}$$
1/4
Rapid solution [src]
x1 = -I
$$x_{1} = - i$$
     -I 
x2 = ---
      2 
$$x_{2} = - \frac{i}{2}$$
     I
x3 = -
     2
$$x_{3} = \frac{i}{2}$$
x4 = I
$$x_{4} = i$$
x4 = i
Numerical answer [src]
x1 = -1.0*i
x2 = 1.0*i
x3 = 0.5*i
x4 = -0.5*i
x4 = -0.5*i