(i) x4
– 3x2 + 2 = 0
Sol. x4 – 3x2 + 2 =
0
∴ (x2)2 – 3x2
+ 2 = 0 [
∵ (am)n = am× n]
Substituting x2
= m we get,
m2 – 3m +
2 = 0
m2 – 2m –
m + 2 = 0
m (m – 2) – 1 (m – 2) = 0
(m – 2) (m – 1) = 0
m – 2 = 0 or m – 1 = 0
m = 2 or m = 1
Resubstituting m = x2
we get,
x2 = 2 or
x2 = 1
∴ x = ±√2 or x = ±√1
∴ x = ±√2 or x =
±1