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Saw the hint before trying to solve all by myself :((
k = sqrt(7-sqrt(7+k)) k^2 = 7-sqrt(7+k) sqrt(7+k) = 7-k^2 7+k = (7-k^2)^2 7+k = 49 - 14k^2 + k^4 k^4 - 14k^2 - k + 42 = 0
You can probably solve it analytically, but I quickly guessed k=2 looking at the numbers.
You can use Polynomial long division to find the factors of this quartic equation...
But guessing in this case works too, and is faster :)
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