In a problem it says that x is "at most –5." What does this mean?
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Get into ax²+bx+c=0 form
subsitute u=x⁴
x⁸-3x⁴+2=0
(x⁴)²-3(x⁴)+2=0
u²-3u+2=0
factor
(u-2)(u-1)=0
set to zero
u-2=0
u=2
u-1=0
u=1
wait, u=x⁴
2=x⁴
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1=x⁴
+/-1=x
the subsitution is u=x⁴
and the possible values for x are -1,, and 1
subsitute u=x⁴
x⁸-3x⁴+2=0
(x⁴)²-3(x⁴)+2=0
u²-3u+2=0
factor
(u-2)(u-1)=0
set to zero
u-2=0
u=2
u-1=0
u=1
wait, u=x⁴
2=x⁴
1=x⁴
+/-1=x
the subsitution is u=x⁴
and the possible values for x are -1,