To solve the equation 3x4 + 5x2 = 0, we can start by factoring out the common term.
First, notice that both terms on the left side contain a factor of x2. We can factor this out:
3x4 + 5x2 = x2(3x2 + 5) = 0
Next, we set each factor equal to zero:
- x2 = 0
- 3x2 + 5 = 0
For the first equation x2 = 0, we take the square root of both sides:
x = 0
For the second equation 3x2 + 5 = 0, we can solve for x2:
3x2 = -5
Since 3x2 cannot be negative (because x2 is always non-negative), there’s no real solution from this part.
Thus, the only solution to the original equation is:
x = 0
In conclusion, the value of x in the solution set of the equation 3x4 + 5x2 = 0 is:
x = 0