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x^4-16=0

x^4-16=0 equation

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x  - 16 = 0
$$x^{4} - 16 = 0$$
Detail solution
Given the equation
$$x^{4} - 16 = 0$$
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:
$$\sqrt[4]{x^{4}} = \sqrt[4]{16}$$
$$\sqrt[4]{x^{4}} = \left(-1\right) \sqrt[4]{16}$$
or
$$x = 2$$
$$x = -2$$
We get the answer: x = 2
We get the answer: x = -2
or
$$x_{1} = -2$$
$$x_{2} = 2$$

All other 2 root(s) is the complex numbers.
do replacement:
$$z = x$$
then the equation will be the:
$$z^{4} = 16$$
Any complex number can presented so:
$$z = r e^{i p}$$
substitute to the equation
$$r^{4} e^{4 i p} = 16$$
where
$$r = 2$$
- 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:
$$z_{1} = -2$$
$$z_{2} = 2$$
$$z_{3} = - 2 i$$
$$z_{4} = 2 i$$
do backward replacement
$$z = x$$
$$x = z$$

The final answer:
$$x_{1} = -2$$
$$x_{2} = 2$$
$$x_{3} = - 2 i$$
$$x_{4} = 2 i$$
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Sum and product of roots [src]
sum
-2 + 2 - 2*I + 2*I
$$\left(\left(-2 + 2\right) - 2 i\right) + 2 i$$
=
0
$$0$$
product
-2*2*-2*I*2*I
$$2 i - 4 \left(- 2 i\right)$$
=
-16
$$-16$$
-16
Rapid solution [src]
x1 = -2
$$x_{1} = -2$$
x2 = 2
$$x_{2} = 2$$
x3 = -2*I
$$x_{3} = - 2 i$$
x4 = 2*I
$$x_{4} = 2 i$$
x4 = 2*i
Numerical answer [src]
x1 = 2.0*i
x2 = -2.0
x3 = 2.0
x4 = -2.0*i
x4 = -2.0*i
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x^4-16=0 equation