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\left(x^{2}+48\right)x^{2}=8\times 10^{-8}
Multiply both sides of the equation by x^{2}+48.
x^{4}+48x^{2}=8\times 10^{-8}
Use the distributive property to multiply x^{2}+48 by x^{2}.
x^{4}+48x^{2}=8\times \frac{1}{100000000}
Calculate 10 to the power of -8 and get \frac{1}{100000000}.
x^{4}+48x^{2}=\frac{1}{12500000}
Multiply 8 and \frac{1}{100000000} to get \frac{1}{12500000}.
x^{4}+48x^{2}-\frac{1}{12500000}=0
Subtract \frac{1}{12500000} from both sides.
t^{2}+48t-\frac{1}{12500000}=0
Substitute t for x^{2}.
t=\frac{-48±\sqrt{48^{2}-4\times 1\left(-\frac{1}{12500000}\right)}}{2}
All equations of the form ax^{2}+bx+c=0 can be solved using the quadratic formula: \frac{-b±\sqrt{b^{2}-4ac}}{2a}. Substitute 1 for a, 48 for b, and -\frac{1}{12500000} for c in the quadratic formula.
t=\frac{-48±\frac{1}{2500}\sqrt{14400000002}}{2}
Do the calculations.
t=\frac{\sqrt{14400000002}}{5000}-24 t=-\frac{\sqrt{14400000002}}{5000}-24
Solve the equation t=\frac{-48±\frac{1}{2500}\sqrt{14400000002}}{2} when ± is plus and when ± is minus.
x=\frac{\sqrt{\frac{\sqrt{14400000002}}{2}-60000}}{50} x=-\frac{\sqrt{\frac{\sqrt{14400000002}}{2}-60000}}{50}
Since x=t^{2}, the solutions are obtained by evaluating x=±\sqrt{t} for positive t.