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x  = 7
$$x^{4} = 7$$
Detail solution
Given the equation
$$x^{4} = 7$$
Because equation degree is equal to = 4 - contains the even number 4 in the numerator, then
the equation has two real roots.
Get the root 4-th degree of the equation sides:
We get:
$$\sqrt[4]{x^{4}} = \sqrt[4]{7}$$
$$\sqrt[4]{x^{4}} = \left(-1\right) \sqrt[4]{7}$$
or
$$x = \sqrt[4]{7}$$
$$x = - \sqrt[4]{7}$$
Expand brackets in the right part
x = 7^1/4

We get the answer: x = 7^(1/4)
Expand brackets in the right part
x = -7^1/4

We get the answer: x = -7^(1/4)
or
$$x_{1} = - \sqrt[4]{7}$$
$$x_{2} = \sqrt[4]{7}$$

All other 2 root(s) is the complex numbers.
do replacement:
$$z = x$$
then the equation will be the:
$$z^{4} = 7$$
Any complex number can presented so:
$$z = r e^{i p}$$
substitute to the equation
$$r^{4} e^{4 i p} = 7$$
where
$$r = \sqrt[4]{7}$$
- the magnitude of the complex number
Substitute r:
$$e^{4 i p} = 1$$
Using Euler’s formula, we find roots for p
$$i \sin{\left(4 p \right)} + \cos{\left(4 p \right)} = 1$$
so
$$\cos{\left(4 p \right)} = 1$$
and
$$\sin{\left(4 p \right)} = 0$$
then
$$p = \frac{\pi N}{2}$$
where N=0,1,2,3,...
Looping through the values of N and substituting p into the formula for z
Consequently, the solution will be for z:
$$z_{1} = - \sqrt[4]{7}$$
$$z_{2} = \sqrt[4]{7}$$
$$z_{3} = - \sqrt[4]{7} i$$
$$z_{4} = \sqrt[4]{7} i$$
do backward replacement
$$z = x$$
$$x = z$$

The final answer:
$$x_{1} = - \sqrt[4]{7}$$
$$x_{2} = \sqrt[4]{7}$$
$$x_{3} = - \sqrt[4]{7} i$$
$$x_{4} = \sqrt[4]{7} i$$
The graph
Sum and product of roots [src]
sum
  4 ___   4 ___     4 ___     4 ___
- \/ 7  + \/ 7  - I*\/ 7  + I*\/ 7 
$$\left(\left(- \sqrt[4]{7} + \sqrt[4]{7}\right) - \sqrt[4]{7} i\right) + \sqrt[4]{7} i$$
=
0
$$0$$
product
 4 ___ 4 ___ /   4 ___\   4 ___
-\/ 7 *\/ 7 *\-I*\/ 7 /*I*\/ 7 
$$\sqrt[4]{7} i - \sqrt[4]{7} \sqrt[4]{7} \left(- \sqrt[4]{7} i\right)$$
=
-7
$$-7$$
-7
Rapid solution [src]
      4 ___
x1 = -\/ 7 
$$x_{1} = - \sqrt[4]{7}$$
     4 ___
x2 = \/ 7 
$$x_{2} = \sqrt[4]{7}$$
        4 ___
x3 = -I*\/ 7 
$$x_{3} = - \sqrt[4]{7} i$$
       4 ___
x4 = I*\/ 7 
$$x_{4} = \sqrt[4]{7} i$$
x4 = 7^(1/4)*i
Numerical answer [src]
x1 = -1.62657656169779
x2 = 1.62657656169779
x3 = -1.62657656169779*i
x4 = 1.62657656169779*i
x4 = 1.62657656169779*i