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Last question for Sunday night.
Solve for x.
Solve for x.
(x-1/x)^(1/2)+(x-1/x)^(1/2)=x
View attachment 3816
View attachment 3817
View attachment 3818............square both sides
x-1/x=x^2/4............both sides multiply by 4x
4x^2-4=x^3
x^3-4x^2+4=0
Solutions:
x≈-0.90321
x≈1.1939
x≈3.7093
verify solutions:
x≈-0.90321
2*(-0.90321-1/-0.90321)^(1/2)=-0.90321
2*(-0.90321+1/0.90321)^(1/2)=-0.90321
2*0.4516 =-0.90321 => false , so disregard x≈-0.90321
x≈1.1939
2sqrt(1.1939-1/1.1939)=1.1939
2*0.59695=1.1939
1.1939=1.1939->true
x≈3.7093
2sqrt(3.7093-1/3.7093)=3.7093
2(1.8546448054782267)=3.7093
3.7092896109564534=3.7093
3.7093=3.7093 ->true
solutions are: x≈1.1939, x≈3.7093
I don't know where did you find it