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Please solve the sum in the question

Please solve the sum in the question-example-1
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\displaystyle\\Answer:\ x^2+(1)/(x^2)=5

Explanation:


\displaystyle\\(x-(1)/(x) )=√(3) \\

Let's square both parts of the equation:


\displaystyle\\(x-(1)/(x) )^2=(√(3))^2 \\(x)^2-2*x*(1)/(x) +((1)/(x))^2 =3\\x^2-2*1+(1)/(x^2)=3\\ x^2-2+(1)/(x^2)+2 =3+2\\x^2+(1)/(x^2)=5

User Javier Giovannini
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Answer:

x² +
(1)/(x^2) = 5

Explanation:

using the identity

(a - b)² = a² + b² - 2ab , then given

(x -
(1)/(x) ) =
√(3) ( square both sides )

(x -
(1)/(x) )² = (
√(3) )² , that is using the above identity

x² +
(1)/(x^2) - 2(x ×
(1)/(x) ) = 3

x² +
(1)/(x^2) - 2(1) = 3

x² +
(1)/(x^2) - 2 = 3 ( add 2 to both sides )

x² +
(1)/(x^2) = 5

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