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  • Опубліковано 16 лис 2024

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  • @payoo_2674
    @payoo_2674 День тому +18

    2:00 Why not?
    x⁴-10x²-x+20 = (x²+Ax+B)(x²+Cx+D) = x⁴+(A+C)x³+(D+AC+B)x²+(AD+BC)x+BD = 0
    | A+C=0
    | D+AC+B=-10
    | AD+BC=-1
    | BD=20
    A=1; B=-4; C=-1; D=-5
    x⁴-10x²-x+20 = (x²+x-4)(x²-x-5) = 0
    x²+x-4=0 or x²-x-5=0
    x=(-1±√17)/2 x=(1±√21)/2
    But x²-5 ≥ 0, so
    x=(-1-√17)/2 or x=(1+√21)/2

    • @smh1566
      @smh1566 День тому

      because

    • @nobetana6548
      @nobetana6548 День тому

      Q1: how to get this ? x⁴-10x²-x+20 = (x²+x-4)(x²-x-5) = 0
      Q2: why the first x=(-1-√17)/2, why not x=(-1+√17)/2
      Thanks in advance

    • @payoo_2674
      @payoo_2674 20 годин тому

      @@nobetana6548
      A1: The equation x⁴+ax³+bx²+cx+d=0 can be represented as the product of two polynomials (x²+Ax+B)(x²+Cx+D)=0.
      By multiplying the contents of both brackets, we get the equation x⁴+(A+C)x³+(D+AC+B)x²+(AD+BC)x+BD=0.
      By comparing the coefficients with the original equation, we get the system of equations:
      | A+C=a
      | D+AC+B=b
      | AD+BC=c
      | BD=d
      By solving it, we get the values ​​of the coefficients A, B C and D.
      A2: Watch the video at 1:10 and 9:20. The solution must satisfy the condition x²-5 ≥ 0.

  • @tassiedevil2200
    @tassiedevil2200 День тому +9

    On further reflection, I think it is nicer to observe that the quartic x^4 - 10 x^2 -x + 20 has no cubic term and so should factorise as (x^2+x+p)(x^2-x+q), with p*q=20, p+q=-9, q-p=-1 leading to the pair of quadratics in the video (p=-4 q=-5).

  • @olaminiranadetula6683
    @olaminiranadetula6683 День тому +5

    This is a complicated solution man.

  • @davecrabbe4579
    @davecrabbe4579 6 годин тому

    Not enough people learn about numerical methods. rearrange the equation as X = SQRT( SQRT(x+5) - 5 ) to find positive root. Put x=1 in Right side.. get value of X and repeat process twice. You get 2.79 in 5 seconds. To get the neg root, x= minus ( equation). Put -1 in for X in RHS and repeat. Not all equations converge but when they do, is seconds. (and why one might learn any language like Python to write the iteration)

  • @nishasunil207
    @nishasunil207 2 дні тому +15

    Learning this as a 14 year old is a good or bad idea?

    • @artgallery1058
      @artgallery1058 День тому +4

      It's a good idea,,,no problem 😊😊

    • @kaushiksarmah4722
      @kaushiksarmah4722 День тому

      The fact is that it is a jee mains pyq

    • @musicsubicandcebu1774
      @musicsubicandcebu1774 День тому

      A bit late in life but it's possible to catch up, good luck.

    • @pietergeerkens6324
      @pietergeerkens6324 День тому +2

      @@musicsubicandcebu1774 LOL
      If you're Terence Tao maybe. The rest of us learn this at a somewhat more advanced age.

    • @DatBom.
      @DatBom. День тому +3

      learning anything is great

  • @tassiedevil2200
    @tassiedevil2200 День тому

    At the end, instead of reaching for the calculator to check the roots against the requirement x^2-5 >0, you can just look back to the two quadratics: the first says x^2-5=-x-1 is >0, the second that x^2-5=x is >0, and this makes it clear which root is correct in each case. The other two roots are, of course, the remaining roots of (x^2-5)^2=x+5. Note that all four lie in the region (domain) where the square root in the original form is real (x>-5).

  • @RyanLewis-Johnson-wq6xs
    @RyanLewis-Johnson-wq6xs 2 дні тому +6

    It’s in my head.

  • @haraldphotode
    @haraldphotode День тому +3

    Is this a standard method to solve such an equation or just an exotic example which by accident can be solved by this tricks?

    • @marilynman
      @marilynman День тому +5

      This is an exotic example, imagine you have a +7 instead of a +5 inside the root; or just about anything in which you cannot substitute into t^2 and t. Another possibility is to have another equation that doesn't result in a depressed polynomial and you have all elements x^4, x^3, x^2, x, c; it would be a nightmare to compute. But then it's good to remember this is an exam question which has a limited time to solve so the method to solve it must be heuristic and mechanical, unless they are testing for how far can you go.

    • @pietergeerkens6324
      @pietergeerkens6324 День тому

      Yes, this technique for changing variable to yield a polynomial of lesser degree is very powerful. Though uncommon, it's definitely worth learning and practicing.
      In this case, though, I found it easier to observe that
      0 = (x² - ax + b) (x² +ax + c)
      = x⁴ + (b + c - a²)x² + a(b-c)x + bc
      gives, comparing to our quartic, the simultaneous equations
      -10 = b + c - a²
      -1 = a (b - c)
      20 = bc.
      I always try this first when no obvious rational root can be guessed; and here it's readily seen that
      a = 1
      b = -5
      c = -4
      is a solution.

  • @user-gbc
    @user-gbc 8 годин тому

    so crazy, out my eye,useful t

  • @tomtke7351
    @tomtke7351 16 годин тому

    there's gonna be an x^4 term whicb yields there'll be 4 solutions of x.

  • @FlickFix_101
    @FlickFix_101 День тому +2

    Srsly this can be solved in 2 to 3 steps

  • @peterotto712
    @peterotto712 22 години тому +1

    A big pile of Bull!

  • @GrahamWest-s6c
    @GrahamWest-s6c 2 дні тому

    😮

  • @angelishify
    @angelishify День тому

    Substitution:
    y**2=x+5
    x**2=y+5
    ---------------------------
    (y-x)(y+x+1)=0

  • @GrahamWest-s6c
    @GrahamWest-s6c 2 дні тому

    😮