Question
Solve the Quartic Equation
(x-2)^4+(x-3)^4=1
Solve the Quartic Equation
(x-2)^4+(x-3)^4=1
Find the midpoint between 2 and 3
m = \dfrac{2+3}{2} =\dfrac{5}{2}
Then
\Big( x-\dfrac{5}{2} +\dfrac{1}{2} \Big) ^4+\Big( x-\dfrac{5}{2} -\dfrac{1}{2} \Big) ^4=1
Let
Then
The equation is transformed to
\Big( u +\dfrac{1}{2} \Big) ^4+\Big( u-\dfrac{1}{2} \Big) ^4=1
\Big( u^2+u+\dfrac{1}{4} \Big) ^2+\Big( u^2-u+\dfrac{1}{4} \Big) ^2 =1
2\Big( u^2+ \dfrac{1}{4}\Big) ^2+2u^2 = 1
2(u^4+\dfrac{u^2}{2}+\dfrac{1}{16} )+2u^2=1
2u^4+3u^2-\dfrac{7}{8} = 0
16u^4+24u^2-7=0
(4u^2+7)(4u^2-1) = 0
\begin{cases} u_1 &= \dfrac{1}{2} \\ u_2 &= -\dfrac{1}{2} \end{cases}
or
\begin{cases} u_3 &= \dfrac{\sqrt{7} }{2}i \\ u_4 &= -\dfrac{\sqrt{7} }{2}i \end{cases}
Substitute u back to (1)
x = u+\dfrac{5}{2}
Then
x_1 = \dfrac{1}{2} +\dfrac{5}{2} = 3
x_2 = -\dfrac{1}{2} +\dfrac{5}{2} = 2
x_3 = \dfrac{5}{2}+\dfrac{\sqrt{7} }{2}i
x_4 = \dfrac{5}{2} - \dfrac{\sqrt{7} }{2}i