Thursday, December 19, 2013

Solve the equation t^4+10t-11=0

Thiskind of equation is called biquadratic
equation.


This equation is reduced to a quadratic equation
when doing the substitution t^2 = x.


We'll re-write the
equation in x:


x^2 +10x - 11 =
0


We'll apply quadratic
formula:


x1 = [-10+
sqrt(100+44)]/2


x1 =
(-10+12)/2


x1 = 1


x2 =
(-10-12)/2


x2 = -11


But, we'll
have to find t1,t2,t3,t4.


t^2 =
x1


t^2 = 1


t1 = sqrt 1 and t2
= -sqrt 1


t1=1 and t2=-1


t^2 =
x2


t^2 = -11


z3 = i*sqrt11 and
z4 = -i*sqrt11


The solutions of the
biquadratic equation are real and complex: { -1 ; 1 } ; {-i*sqrt11 ;
i*sqrt11}.

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