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x^4-5=0

x^4-5=0 equation

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x  - 5 = 0
$$x^{4} - 5 = 0$$
Detail solution
Given the equation
$$x^{4} - 5 = 0$$
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:
$$\sqrt[4]{\left(1 x + 0\right)^{4}} = \sqrt[4]{5}$$
$$\sqrt[4]{\left(1 x + 0\right)^{4}} = - \sqrt[4]{5}$$
or
$$x = \sqrt[4]{5}$$
$$x = - \sqrt[4]{5}$$
Expand brackets in the right part
x = 5^1/4

We get the answer: x = 5^(1/4)
Expand brackets in the right part
x = -5^1/4

We get the answer: x = -5^(1/4)
or
$$x_{1} = - \sqrt[4]{5}$$
$$x_{2} = \sqrt[4]{5}$$

All other 2 root(s) is the complex numbers.
do replacement:
$$z = x$$
then the equation will be the:
$$z^{4} = 5$$
Any complex number can presented so:
$$z = r e^{i p}$$
substitute to the equation
$$r^{4} e^{4 i p} = 5$$
where
$$r = \sqrt[4]{5}$$
- 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:
$$z_{1} = - \sqrt[4]{5}$$
$$z_{2} = \sqrt[4]{5}$$
$$z_{3} = - \sqrt[4]{5} i$$
$$z_{4} = \sqrt[4]{5} i$$
do backward replacement
$$z = x$$
$$x = z$$

The final answer:
$$x_{1} = - \sqrt[4]{5}$$
$$x_{2} = \sqrt[4]{5}$$
$$x_{3} = - \sqrt[4]{5} i$$
$$x_{4} = \sqrt[4]{5} i$$
The graph
Rapid solution [src]
       4 ___
x_1 = -\/ 5 
$$x_{1} = - \sqrt[4]{5}$$
      4 ___
x_2 = \/ 5 
$$x_{2} = \sqrt[4]{5}$$
         4 ___
x_3 = -I*\/ 5 
$$x_{3} = - \sqrt[4]{5} i$$
        4 ___
x_4 = I*\/ 5 
$$x_{4} = \sqrt[4]{5} i$$
Sum and product of roots [src]
sum
 4 ___   4 ___      4 ___     4 ___
-\/ 5  + \/ 5  + -I*\/ 5  + I*\/ 5 
$$\left(- \sqrt[4]{5}\right) + \left(\sqrt[4]{5}\right) + \left(- \sqrt[4]{5} i\right) + \left(\sqrt[4]{5} i\right)$$
=
0
$$0$$
product
 4 ___   4 ___      4 ___     4 ___
-\/ 5  * \/ 5  * -I*\/ 5  * I*\/ 5 
$$\left(- \sqrt[4]{5}\right) * \left(\sqrt[4]{5}\right) * \left(- \sqrt[4]{5} i\right) * \left(\sqrt[4]{5} i\right)$$
=
-5
$$-5$$
Numerical answer [src]
x1 = 1.49534878122122*i
x2 = -1.49534878122122*i
x3 = 1.49534878122122
x4 = -1.49534878122122
x4 = -1.49534878122122
The graph
x^4-5=0 equation