To solve the first equation:
Let's substitute x^2 as y.
So, the equation becomes y^2 - 2y - 3 = 0
Now, we can solve this equation using the quadratic formula:
y = (-(-2) ± sqrt((-2)^2 - 41(-3))) / (2*1)y = (2 ± sqrt(4 + 12)) / 2y = (2 ± sqrt(16)) / 2y = (2 ± 4) / 2
y = (2 + 4) / 2 or y = (2 - 4) / 2
y = 6 / 2 or y = -2 / 2y = 3 or y = -1
Now, substitute back x^2 for y:
x^2 = 3 or x^2 = -1
This leads to x = √3, x = -√3, x = i and x = -i.
So the solutions to the equation x^4 - 2x^2 - 3 = 0 are x = √3, x = -√3, x = i and x = -i.
To solve the second equation:
8/(x-3) - 10/x = 2
Let's first get rid of the fractions by multiplying through by x(x-3):
8x - 10(x-3) = 2x(x-3)
Expanding:
8x - 10x + 30 = 2x^2 - 6x
Simplifying:
-2x + 30 = 2x^2 - 6x
Rearranging:
2x^2 - 4x - 30 = 0
Dividing by 2:
x^2 - 2x - 15 = 0
Factoring:
(x - 5)(x + 3) = 0
Therefore, the solutions to the second equation 8/(x-3) - 10/x = 2 are x = 5 or x = -3.
To solve the first equation:
Let's substitute x^2 as y.
So, the equation becomes y^2 - 2y - 3 = 0
Now, we can solve this equation using the quadratic formula:
y = (-(-2) ± sqrt((-2)^2 - 41(-3))) / (2*1)
y = (2 ± sqrt(4 + 12)) / 2
y = (2 ± sqrt(16)) / 2
y = (2 ± 4) / 2
y = (2 + 4) / 2 or y = (2 - 4) / 2
y = 6 / 2 or y = -2 / 2
y = 3 or y = -1
Now, substitute back x^2 for y:
x^2 = 3 or x^2 = -1
This leads to x = √3, x = -√3, x = i and x = -i.
So the solutions to the equation x^4 - 2x^2 - 3 = 0 are x = √3, x = -√3, x = i and x = -i.
To solve the second equation:
8/(x-3) - 10/x = 2
Let's first get rid of the fractions by multiplying through by x(x-3):
8x - 10(x-3) = 2x(x-3)
Expanding:
8x - 10x + 30 = 2x^2 - 6x
Simplifying:
-2x + 30 = 2x^2 - 6x
Rearranging:
2x^2 - 4x - 30 = 0
Dividing by 2:
x^2 - 2x - 15 = 0
Factoring:
(x - 5)(x + 3) = 0
Therefore, the solutions to the second equation 8/(x-3) - 10/x = 2 are x = 5 or x = -3.