SOLVE

(x^2 – x)2 – 14(x^2 – x) + 24 = 0

A. 3, 1, -2, -4

B. 1, -3, -4, 2

C. -3, -1, 2, 4

D. -2, 3, -4, 1

1 answer

just treat it as a quadratic:

u^2 - 14u + 24 = 0
(u-2)(u-12) = 0

so, now we have

x^2-x = 2
or
x^2-x = 12

Solving those, we have

x^2-x-2=0: x = -1,2
x^2-x-12=0: x = -3,4

So, we finally have
x = -3,-1,2,4

check:
(x+3)(x+1)(x-2)(x-4) = x^4-2x^3-13x^2+14x+24
(x^2–x)^2–14(x^2–x)+24 = x^4-2x^3-13x^2+14x+24
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