Question
Solve the equation
x=−1
Evaluate
x2×4x=−4
Multiply
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Evaluate
x2×4x
Multiply the terms with the same base by adding their exponents
x2+1×4
Add the numbers
x3×4
Use the commutative property to reorder the terms
4x3
4x3=−4
Divide both sides
44x3=4−4
Divide the numbers
x3=4−4
Divide the numbers
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Evaluate
4−4
Reduce the numbers
1−1
Calculate
−1
x3=−1
Take the 3-th root on both sides of the equation
3x3=3−1
Calculate
x=3−1
Solution
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Evaluate
3−1
An odd root of a negative radicand is always a negative
−31
Simplify the radical expression
−1
x=−1
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