x+1/x=25
Solve for x:
x+1/x = 25
Bring x+1/x together using the common denominator x:
(x^2+1)/x = 25
Multiply both sides by x:
x^2+1 = 25 x
Subtract 25 x from both sides:
x^2-25 x+1 = 0
Subtract 1 from both sides:
x^2-25 x = -1
Add 625/4 to both sides:
x^2-25 x+625/4 = 621/4
Write the left hand side as a square:
(x-25/2)^2 = 621/4
Take the square root of both sides:
x-25/2 = (3 sqrt(69))/2 or x-25/2 = -(3 sqrt(69))/2
Add 25/2 to both sides:
x = 25/2+(3 sqrt(69))/2 or x-25/2 = -(3 sqrt(69))/2
Add 25/2 to both sides:
Answer: |x = 25/2+(3 sqrt(69))/2 or x = 25/2-(3 sqrt(69))/2
x^2+1/x^2=?
Simplify the following:
x^2+1/x^2
Put each term in x^2+1/x^2 over the common denominator x^2: x^2+1/x^2 = x^4/x^2+1/x^2:
x^4/x^2+1/x^2
x^4/x^2+1/x^2 = (x^4+1)/x^2:
Answer: |(x^4+1) / x^2
x+1/x=25
Solve for x:
x+1/x = 25
Bring x+1/x together using the common denominator x:
(x^2+1)/x = 25
Multiply both sides by x:
x^2+1 = 25 x
Subtract 25 x from both sides:
x^2-25 x+1 = 0
Subtract 1 from both sides:
x^2-25 x = -1
Add 625/4 to both sides:
x^2-25 x+625/4 = 621/4
Write the left hand side as a square:
(x-25/2)^2 = 621/4
Take the square root of both sides:
x-25/2 = (3 sqrt(69))/2 or x-25/2 = -(3 sqrt(69))/2
Add 25/2 to both sides:
x = 25/2+(3 sqrt(69))/2 or x-25/2 = -(3 sqrt(69))/2
Add 25/2 to both sides:
Answer: |x = 25/2+(3 sqrt(69))/2 or x = 25/2-(3 sqrt(69))/2
x^2+1/x^2=?
Simplify the following:
x^2+1/x^2
Put each term in x^2+1/x^2 over the common denominator x^2: x^2+1/x^2 = x^4/x^2+1/x^2:
x^4/x^2+1/x^2
x^4/x^2+1/x^2 = (x^4+1)/x^2:
Answer: |(x^4+1) / x^2