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x^4-3x^2+4=0

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x  - 3*x  + 4 = 0
$$\left(x^{4} - 3 x^{2}\right) + 4 = 0$$
Detail solution
Given the equation:
$$\left(x^{4} - 3 x^{2}\right) + 4 = 0$$
Do replacement
$$v = x^{2}$$
then the equation will be the:
$$v^{2} - 3 v + 4 = 0$$
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
$$a = 1$$
$$b = -3$$
$$c = 4$$
, then
D = b^2 - 4 * a * c = 

(-3)^2 - 4 * (1) * (4) = -7

Because D<0, then the equation
has no real roots,
but complex roots is exists.
v1 = (-b + sqrt(D)) / (2*a)

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

or
$$v_{1} = \frac{3}{2} + \frac{\sqrt{7} i}{2}$$
$$v_{2} = \frac{3}{2} - \frac{\sqrt{7} i}{2}$$
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:
$$x_{1} = $$
$$\frac{0}{1} + \frac{\left(\frac{3}{2} + \frac{\sqrt{7} i}{2}\right)^{\frac{1}{2}}}{1} = \sqrt{\frac{3}{2} + \frac{\sqrt{7} i}{2}}$$
$$x_{2} = $$
$$\frac{0}{1} + \frac{\left(-1\right) \left(\frac{3}{2} + \frac{\sqrt{7} i}{2}\right)^{\frac{1}{2}}}{1} = - \sqrt{\frac{3}{2} + \frac{\sqrt{7} i}{2}}$$
$$x_{3} = $$
$$\frac{0}{1} + \frac{\left(\frac{3}{2} - \frac{\sqrt{7} i}{2}\right)^{\frac{1}{2}}}{1} = \sqrt{\frac{3}{2} - \frac{\sqrt{7} i}{2}}$$
$$x_{4} = $$
$$\frac{0}{1} + \frac{\left(-1\right) \left(\frac{3}{2} - \frac{\sqrt{7} i}{2}\right)^{\frac{1}{2}}}{1} = - \sqrt{\frac{3}{2} - \frac{\sqrt{7} i}{2}}$$
The graph
Rapid solution [src]
                /    /  ___\\              /    /  ___\\
                |    |\/ 7 ||              |    |\/ 7 ||
                |atan|-----||              |atan|-----||
         ___    |    \  3  /|       ___    |    \  3  /|
x1 = - \/ 2 *cos|-----------| - I*\/ 2 *sin|-----------|
                \     2     /              \     2     /
$$x_{1} = - \sqrt{2} \cos{\left(\frac{\operatorname{atan}{\left(\frac{\sqrt{7}}{3} \right)}}{2} \right)} - \sqrt{2} i \sin{\left(\frac{\operatorname{atan}{\left(\frac{\sqrt{7}}{3} \right)}}{2} \right)}$$
                /    /  ___\\              /    /  ___\\
                |    |\/ 7 ||              |    |\/ 7 ||
                |atan|-----||              |atan|-----||
         ___    |    \  3  /|       ___    |    \  3  /|
x2 = - \/ 2 *cos|-----------| + I*\/ 2 *sin|-----------|
                \     2     /              \     2     /
$$x_{2} = - \sqrt{2} \cos{\left(\frac{\operatorname{atan}{\left(\frac{\sqrt{7}}{3} \right)}}{2} \right)} + \sqrt{2} i \sin{\left(\frac{\operatorname{atan}{\left(\frac{\sqrt{7}}{3} \right)}}{2} \right)}$$
              /    /  ___\\              /    /  ___\\
              |    |\/ 7 ||              |    |\/ 7 ||
              |atan|-----||              |atan|-----||
       ___    |    \  3  /|       ___    |    \  3  /|
x3 = \/ 2 *cos|-----------| - I*\/ 2 *sin|-----------|
              \     2     /              \     2     /
$$x_{3} = \sqrt{2} \cos{\left(\frac{\operatorname{atan}{\left(\frac{\sqrt{7}}{3} \right)}}{2} \right)} - \sqrt{2} i \sin{\left(\frac{\operatorname{atan}{\left(\frac{\sqrt{7}}{3} \right)}}{2} \right)}$$
              /    /  ___\\              /    /  ___\\
              |    |\/ 7 ||              |    |\/ 7 ||
              |atan|-----||              |atan|-----||
       ___    |    \  3  /|       ___    |    \  3  /|
x4 = \/ 2 *cos|-----------| + I*\/ 2 *sin|-----------|
              \     2     /              \     2     /
$$x_{4} = \sqrt{2} \cos{\left(\frac{\operatorname{atan}{\left(\frac{\sqrt{7}}{3} \right)}}{2} \right)} + \sqrt{2} i \sin{\left(\frac{\operatorname{atan}{\left(\frac{\sqrt{7}}{3} \right)}}{2} \right)}$$
x4 = sqrt(2)*cos(atan(sqrt(7)/3)/2) + sqrt(2)*i*sin(atan(sqrt(7)/3)/2)
Sum and product of roots [src]
sum
           /    /  ___\\              /    /  ___\\              /    /  ___\\              /    /  ___\\            /    /  ___\\              /    /  ___\\            /    /  ___\\              /    /  ___\\
           |    |\/ 7 ||              |    |\/ 7 ||              |    |\/ 7 ||              |    |\/ 7 ||            |    |\/ 7 ||              |    |\/ 7 ||            |    |\/ 7 ||              |    |\/ 7 ||
           |atan|-----||              |atan|-----||              |atan|-----||              |atan|-----||            |atan|-----||              |atan|-----||            |atan|-----||              |atan|-----||
    ___    |    \  3  /|       ___    |    \  3  /|       ___    |    \  3  /|       ___    |    \  3  /|     ___    |    \  3  /|       ___    |    \  3  /|     ___    |    \  3  /|       ___    |    \  3  /|
- \/ 2 *cos|-----------| - I*\/ 2 *sin|-----------| + - \/ 2 *cos|-----------| + I*\/ 2 *sin|-----------| + \/ 2 *cos|-----------| - I*\/ 2 *sin|-----------| + \/ 2 *cos|-----------| + I*\/ 2 *sin|-----------|
           \     2     /              \     2     /              \     2     /              \     2     /            \     2     /              \     2     /            \     2     /              \     2     /
$$\left(\left(\sqrt{2} \cos{\left(\frac{\operatorname{atan}{\left(\frac{\sqrt{7}}{3} \right)}}{2} \right)} - \sqrt{2} i \sin{\left(\frac{\operatorname{atan}{\left(\frac{\sqrt{7}}{3} \right)}}{2} \right)}\right) + \left(\left(- \sqrt{2} \cos{\left(\frac{\operatorname{atan}{\left(\frac{\sqrt{7}}{3} \right)}}{2} \right)} - \sqrt{2} i \sin{\left(\frac{\operatorname{atan}{\left(\frac{\sqrt{7}}{3} \right)}}{2} \right)}\right) + \left(- \sqrt{2} \cos{\left(\frac{\operatorname{atan}{\left(\frac{\sqrt{7}}{3} \right)}}{2} \right)} + \sqrt{2} i \sin{\left(\frac{\operatorname{atan}{\left(\frac{\sqrt{7}}{3} \right)}}{2} \right)}\right)\right)\right) + \left(\sqrt{2} \cos{\left(\frac{\operatorname{atan}{\left(\frac{\sqrt{7}}{3} \right)}}{2} \right)} + \sqrt{2} i \sin{\left(\frac{\operatorname{atan}{\left(\frac{\sqrt{7}}{3} \right)}}{2} \right)}\right)$$
=
0
$$0$$
product
/           /    /  ___\\              /    /  ___\\\ /           /    /  ___\\              /    /  ___\\\ /         /    /  ___\\              /    /  ___\\\ /         /    /  ___\\              /    /  ___\\\
|           |    |\/ 7 ||              |    |\/ 7 ||| |           |    |\/ 7 ||              |    |\/ 7 ||| |         |    |\/ 7 ||              |    |\/ 7 ||| |         |    |\/ 7 ||              |    |\/ 7 |||
|           |atan|-----||              |atan|-----||| |           |atan|-----||              |atan|-----||| |         |atan|-----||              |atan|-----||| |         |atan|-----||              |atan|-----|||
|    ___    |    \  3  /|       ___    |    \  3  /|| |    ___    |    \  3  /|       ___    |    \  3  /|| |  ___    |    \  3  /|       ___    |    \  3  /|| |  ___    |    \  3  /|       ___    |    \  3  /||
|- \/ 2 *cos|-----------| - I*\/ 2 *sin|-----------||*|- \/ 2 *cos|-----------| + I*\/ 2 *sin|-----------||*|\/ 2 *cos|-----------| - I*\/ 2 *sin|-----------||*|\/ 2 *cos|-----------| + I*\/ 2 *sin|-----------||
\           \     2     /              \     2     // \           \     2     /              \     2     // \         \     2     /              \     2     // \         \     2     /              \     2     //
$$\left(- \sqrt{2} \cos{\left(\frac{\operatorname{atan}{\left(\frac{\sqrt{7}}{3} \right)}}{2} \right)} - \sqrt{2} i \sin{\left(\frac{\operatorname{atan}{\left(\frac{\sqrt{7}}{3} \right)}}{2} \right)}\right) \left(- \sqrt{2} \cos{\left(\frac{\operatorname{atan}{\left(\frac{\sqrt{7}}{3} \right)}}{2} \right)} + \sqrt{2} i \sin{\left(\frac{\operatorname{atan}{\left(\frac{\sqrt{7}}{3} \right)}}{2} \right)}\right) \left(\sqrt{2} \cos{\left(\frac{\operatorname{atan}{\left(\frac{\sqrt{7}}{3} \right)}}{2} \right)} - \sqrt{2} i \sin{\left(\frac{\operatorname{atan}{\left(\frac{\sqrt{7}}{3} \right)}}{2} \right)}\right) \left(\sqrt{2} \cos{\left(\frac{\operatorname{atan}{\left(\frac{\sqrt{7}}{3} \right)}}{2} \right)} + \sqrt{2} i \sin{\left(\frac{\operatorname{atan}{\left(\frac{\sqrt{7}}{3} \right)}}{2} \right)}\right)$$
=
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                       |\/ 7 |
  /        ___\  I*atan|-----|
  |3   I*\/ 7 |        \  3  /
4*|- - -------|*e             
  \4      4   /               
$$4 \left(\frac{3}{4} - \frac{\sqrt{7} i}{4}\right) e^{i \operatorname{atan}{\left(\frac{\sqrt{7}}{3} \right)}}$$
4*(3/4 - i*sqrt(7)/4)*exp(i*atan(sqrt(7)/3))
Numerical answer [src]
x1 = -1.3228756555323 + 0.5*i
x2 = 1.3228756555323 - 0.5*i
x3 = 1.3228756555323 + 0.5*i
x4 = -1.3228756555323 - 0.5*i
x4 = -1.3228756555323 - 0.5*i
The graph
x^4-3x^2+4=0 equation