Question

what is the smallest sloution to the equation x to the fourth - 34x to the 2 +225=0

Answer 1

So, you can factor this into a pair of quadratics.

Basically, you have this:

\[x^4 - 34x^2 + 225 = 0\]

Imagine that \(u = x^2\). Then you have:

\[u^2 - 34u + 225 = 0\]

So first you solve for \(u\). Then, you have \(u = x^2\), so \(x = \sqrt{u}\). Does that help?