Simplifying
x4 + -1x2 = 0
Reorder the terms:
-1x2 + x4 = 0
Solving
-1x2 + x4 = 0
Solving for variable 'x'.
Factor out the Greatest Common Factor (GCF), 'x2'.
x2(-1 + x2) = 0
Factor a difference between two squares.
x2((1 + x)(-1 + x)) = 0
Subproblem 1
Set the factor 'x2' equal to zero and attempt to solve:
Simplifying
x2 = 0
Solving
x2 = 0
Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right.
Simplifying
x2 = 0
Take the square root of each side:
x = {0}
Subproblem 2
Set the factor '(1 + x)' equal to zero and attempt to solve:
Simplifying
1 + x = 0
Solving
1 + x = 0
Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right.
Add '-1' to each side of the equation.
1 + -1 + x = 0 + -1
Combine like terms: 1 + -1 = 0
0 + x = 0 + -1
x = 0 + -1
Combine like terms: 0 + -1 = -1
x = -1
Simplifying
x = -1
Subproblem 3
Set the factor '(-1 + x)' equal to zero and attempt to solve:
Simplifying
-1 + x = 0
Solving
-1 + x = 0
Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right.
Add '1' to each side of the equation.
-1 + 1 + x = 0 + 1
Combine like terms: -1 + 1 = 0
0 + x = 0 + 1
x = 0 + 1
Combine like terms: 0 + 1 = 1
x = 1
Simplifying
x = 1Solution
x = {0, -1, 1}