Solve for x.
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Answers
Factorize both sides of the equation:
One immediate solution is then x = 0. This leaves us with
or as we had earlier,
Take the square of both sides:
Turn this into a polynomial equation:
Expand the right side and make it equal to zero:
Each term in the polynomial has a common factor of x². Factoring this out just gives x = 0 again as a solution.
You'll need a computer to solve the equation. Solving over reals, you would find two solutions, x ≈ 0.438 and x ≈ 1.18, but only x ≈ 1.18 is valid.
Answer:
Factorize both sides of the equation:
\sf{\dfrac x{\sqrt{x^2+1}} = x^4 - x }
x
2
+1
x
=x
4
−x
\sf{\dfrac x{\sqrt{x^2+1}} = x(x^3-1)}
x
2
+1
x
=x(x
3
−1)
\sf{\dfrac x{\sqrt{x^2+1}} - x(x^3-1) = 0}
x
2
+1
x
−x(x
3
−1)=0
\sf{x \left(\dfrac1{\sqrt{x^2+1}} - (x^3 - 1)\right) = 0}x(
x
2
+1
1
−(x
3
−1))=0
One immediate solution is then x = 0. This leaves us with
\sf{\dfrac1{\sqrt{x^2+1}} - (x^3 - 1) = 0 }
x
2
+1
1
−(x
3
−1)=0
or as we had earlier,
\sf{\dfrac1{\sqrt{x^2+1}} = x^3 - 1 }
x
2
+1
1
=x
3
−1
Take the square of both sides:
\sf{\dfrac1{x^2+1} = \left(x^3-1\right)^2}
x
2
+1
1
=(x
3
−1)
2
\sf{\dfrac1{x^2+1} = x^6 - 2x^3 + 1}
x
2
+1
1
=x
6
−2x
3
+1
Turn this into a polynomial equation:
\sf{1 = \left(x^2+1\right) \left(x^6-2x^3+1\right)}1=(x
2
+1)(x
6
−2x
3
+1)
Expand the right side and make it equal to zero:
\sf{1 = x^8 + x^6 - 2x^5 - 2x^3 + x^2 + 1}1=x
8
+x
6
−2x
5
−2x
3
+x
2
+1
\sf {0 = x^8 + x^6 - 2x^5 - 2x^3 + x^2}0=x
8
+x
6
−2x
5
−2x
3
+x
2
Each term in the polynomial has a common factor of x². Factoring this out just gives x = 0 again as a solution.
\sf {0 = x^2 \left(x^6 + x^4 - 2x^3 - 2x + 1\right)}0=x
2
(x
6
+x
4
−2x
3
−2x+1)
\sf {0 = x^6 + x^4 - 2x^3 - 2x + 1}0=x
6
+x
4
−2x
3
−2x+1
You'll need a computer to solve the equation. Solving over reals, you would find two solutions, x ≈ 0.438 and x ≈ 1.18, but only x ≈ 1.18 is valid.