I've got an A level exam in a month and I need help.
The curriculum sheet for my course says I need to know the following:
"recognise and solve equations in x which are quadratic in some form of x, eg. x^4 - 5x^2 + 4 = 0."
I'm working from memory as I can't find a book that covers the subject. I seem to remember having to substitute in: " z = x^2 ".
I can do that and then solve for z (as with a normal quadratic) and I get : z = 4, z = 1.
It's here where i get stuck.
Do I now let z = 4, therefore x = (plus or minus)sqrt 4 and
let z = 1, therefore x = (plus or minus)sqrt 1
This gives me 4 answers, which must be wrong!
Help!
2006-09-17
21:46:06
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mr_sporty_spice
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