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x^4+4=0

x^4+4=0 equation

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x  + 4 = 0
$$x^{4} + 4 = 0$$
Detail solution
Given the equation
$$x^{4} + 4 = 0$$
Because equation degree is equal to = 4 and the free term = -4 < 0,
so the real solutions of the equation d'not exist

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

The final answer:
$$x_{1} = -1 - i$$
$$x_{2} = -1 + i$$
$$x_{3} = 1 - i$$
$$x_{4} = 1 + i$$
The graph
Sum and product of roots [src]
sum
-1 - I + -1 + I + 1 - I + 1 + I
$$\left(\left(1 - i\right) + \left(\left(-1 - i\right) + \left(-1 + i\right)\right)\right) + \left(1 + i\right)$$
=
0
$$0$$
product
(-1 - I)*(-1 + I)*(1 - I)*(1 + I)
$$\left(-1 - i\right) \left(-1 + i\right) \left(1 - i\right) \left(1 + i\right)$$
=
4
$$4$$
4
Rapid solution [src]
x1 = -1 - I
$$x_{1} = -1 - i$$
x2 = -1 + I
$$x_{2} = -1 + i$$
x3 = 1 - I
$$x_{3} = 1 - i$$
x4 = 1 + I
$$x_{4} = 1 + i$$
x4 = 1 + i
Numerical answer [src]
x1 = -1.0 - 1.0*i
x2 = 1.0 - 1.0*i
x3 = 1.0 + 1.0*i
x4 = -1.0 + 1.0*i
x4 = -1.0 + 1.0*i
The graph
x^4+4=0 equation