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4x^4 - 6x^2 - 7 = 0 How can I factor it?

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Answer:

You cannot solve by factoring

Explanation:

We want to solve
4x^4-6x^2-7=0 by factoring.

We can rewrite as:
4(x^2)^2-6x^2-7=0

So we have a quadratic equation in
x^2.

We split the middle term to get:

We look for factors -28 that sum up to -6

This is not possible hence the given equation is not factorable

User Mohamed Gharib
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