If x2 + 1/x2 = 27, find the value of 3x3 + 5x – 3/x3 – 5/x.
Answer :
We know that
(x – 1/x)2 = x2 + 1/x2 – 2
Substituting the values
(x – 1/x)2 = 27 – 2 = 25
So we get
x – 1/x = ± √25 = ± 5
Here
3x3 + 5x – 3/x3 – 5/x = 3 (x3 – 1/x3) + 5 (x – 1/x)
It can be written as
= 3 [(x – 1/x)3 + 3 (x – 1/x)] + 5 (x – 1/x)
Substituting the values
= 3 [(± 5)3 + 3 (± 5)] + 5 (± 5)
By further calculation
= 3 [(± 125) + (± 15)] + (± 25)
So we get
= (± 375) + (± 45) + (± 25)
= ± 445
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