Solve by Factoring x^4-4x^2+4=0

$x^{4} - 4 x^{2} + 4 = 0$

Rewrite $x^{4}$ as ${(x^{2})}^{2}$ .

${(x^{2})}^{2} - 4 x^{2} + 4 = 0$

Let $u = x^{2}$ . Substitute $u$ for all occurrences of $x^{2}$ .

$u^{2} - 4 u + 4 = 0$

Factor using the perfect square rule.

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Rewrite $4$ as $2^{2}$ .

$u^{2} - 4 u + 2^{2} = 0$

Check the middle term by multiplying $2 a b$ and compare this result with the middle term in the original expression.

$2 a b = 2 \cdot u \cdot - 2$

Simplify.

$2 a b = - 4 u$

Factor using the perfect square trinomial rule $a^{2} - 2 a b + b^{2} = {(a - b)}^{2}$ , where $a = u$ and $b = - 2$ .

${(u - 2)}^{2} = 0$

Replace all occurrences of $u$ with $x^{2}$ .

${(x^{2} - 2)}^{2} = 0$

Set the $x^{2} - 2$ equal to $0$ .

$x^{2} - 2 = 0$

Solve for $x$ .

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Add $2$ to both sides of the equation.

$x^{2} = 2$

Take the square root of both sides of the equation to eliminate the exponent on the left side.

$x = \pm \sqrt{2}$

The complete solution is the result of both the positive and negative portions of the solution.

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First, use the positive value of the $\pm$ to find the first solution.

$x = \sqrt{2}$

Next, use the negative value of the $\pm$ to find the second solution.

$x = - \sqrt{2}$

The complete solution is the result of both the positive and negative portions of the solution.

$x = \sqrt{2}, - \sqrt{2}$

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$x = \sqrt{2}, - \sqrt{2}$

Decimal Form:

$x = 1.41421356 \dots, - 1.41421356 \dots$

Solve by Factoring x^4-4x^2+4=0

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