if x ^ 2 + ( 1 / x ^ 2 ) = 6 , x ^ 4 + ( 1 / x ^ 4 ) = ?
"- > x ^ 4 + ( 1 / x ^ 4 ) = ( x ^ 2 ) ^ 2 + ( 1 / x ^ 2 ) ^ 2 = ( x ^ 2 + 1 / x ^ 2 ) ^ 2 - 2 x ^ 2 ( 1 / x ^ 2 ) = 6 ^ 2 - 2 = 34 . thus , the answer is d ."
subtract(power(2, 2), 2)