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x^4-4=0

x^4-4=0 equation

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x  - 4 = 0
x44=0x^{4} - 4 = 0
Detail solution
Given the equation
x44=0x^{4} - 4 = 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:
x44=44\sqrt[4]{x^{4}} = \sqrt[4]{4}
x44=(1)44\sqrt[4]{x^{4}} = \left(-1\right) \sqrt[4]{4}
or
x=2x = \sqrt{2}
x=2x = - \sqrt{2}
Expand brackets in the right part
x = sqrt2

We get the answer: x = sqrt(2)
Expand brackets in the right part
x = -sqrt2

We get the answer: x = -sqrt(2)
or
x1=2x_{1} = - \sqrt{2}
x2=2x_{2} = \sqrt{2}

All other 2 root(s) is the complex numbers.
do replacement:
z=xz = x
then the equation will be the:
z4=4z^{4} = 4
Any complex number can presented so:
z=reipz = r e^{i p}
substitute to the equation
r4e4ip=4r^{4} e^{4 i p} = 4
where
r=2r = \sqrt{2}
- the magnitude of the complex number
Substitute r:
e4ip=1e^{4 i p} = 1
Using Euler’s formula, we find roots for p
isin(4p)+cos(4p)=1i \sin{\left(4 p \right)} + \cos{\left(4 p \right)} = 1
so
cos(4p)=1\cos{\left(4 p \right)} = 1
and
sin(4p)=0\sin{\left(4 p \right)} = 0
then
p=πN2p = \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:
z1=2z_{1} = - \sqrt{2}
z2=2z_{2} = \sqrt{2}
z3=2iz_{3} = - \sqrt{2} i
z4=2iz_{4} = \sqrt{2} i
do backward replacement
z=xz = x
x=zx = z

The final answer:
x1=2x_{1} = - \sqrt{2}
x2=2x_{2} = \sqrt{2}
x3=2ix_{3} = - \sqrt{2} i
x4=2ix_{4} = \sqrt{2} i
The graph
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Sum and product of roots [src]
sum
    ___     ___       ___       ___
- \/ 2  + \/ 2  - I*\/ 2  + I*\/ 2 
((2+2)2i)+2i\left(\left(- \sqrt{2} + \sqrt{2}\right) - \sqrt{2} i\right) + \sqrt{2} i
=
0
00
product
   ___   ___ /     ___\     ___
-\/ 2 *\/ 2 *\-I*\/ 2 /*I*\/ 2 
2i22(2i)\sqrt{2} i - \sqrt{2} \sqrt{2} \left(- \sqrt{2} i\right)
=
-4
4-4
-4
Rapid solution [src]
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x1 = -\/ 2 
x1=2x_{1} = - \sqrt{2}
       ___
x2 = \/ 2 
x2=2x_{2} = \sqrt{2}
          ___
x3 = -I*\/ 2 
x3=2ix_{3} = - \sqrt{2} i
         ___
x4 = I*\/ 2 
x4=2ix_{4} = \sqrt{2} i
x4 = sqrt(2)*i
Numerical answer [src]
x1 = -1.4142135623731*i
x2 = 1.4142135623731
x3 = 1.4142135623731*i
x4 = -1.4142135623731
x4 = -1.4142135623731
The graph
x^4-4=0 equation