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x = 1 - √(2) find \:(x - (1)/(x) ) {4}


User Puzzl
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(1)/(x)=(1)/(1-√(2))\\\\=(1*(1+√(2)))/((1-√(2))(1+√(2)))\\\\=(1+√(2))/(1^(2)-(√(2)))\\\\=(1+√(2))/(1-2)\\\\=(1+√(2))/(-1)\\\\= -[1+√(2)]\\\\x-(1)/(x)=1-√(2)-(-[1+√(2)])\\\\=1-√(2)+1+√(2)\\\\=2

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