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Question
$$x^4+2x^3+x^2-x+10 = x+4$$
Answer
This equation has no solution.
Explanation
$$ \begin{aligned} x^4+2x^3+x^2-x+10 &= x+4&& \text{move all terms to the left hand side } \\[1 em]x^4+2x^3+x^2-x+10-x-4 &= 0&& \text{simplify left side} \\[1 em]x^4+2x^3+x^2-2x+6 &= 0&& \\[1 em] \end{aligned} $$
This polynomial has no rational roots that can be found using Rational Root Test.
Roots were found using
quartic formulas
This page was created using
Polynomial Equations Solver