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If x = 5265 - 2\sqrt{6}, find the value of x2+1x2x^2 + \dfrac{1}{x^2}.

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Given x = 5265 - 2\sqrt{6}

1x=1526=1526×5+265+265+26(5)2(26)25+262524=5+2611x=5+26(x+1x)=(526)+(5+26)=10….(i)\therefore \dfrac{1}{x} = \dfrac{1}{5 - 2\sqrt{6}} = \dfrac{1}{5 - 2\sqrt{6}} × \dfrac{5 + 2\sqrt{6}}{5 + 2\sqrt{6}} \\[1.5em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{5 + 2\sqrt{6}}{(5)^2 - (2\sqrt{6})^2} \\[1.5em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{5 + 2\sqrt{6}}{25 - 24} = \dfrac{5 + 2\sqrt{6}}{1} \\[1.5em] \Rightarrow\dfrac{1}{x} = 5+2\sqrt6 \\[1.5em] \therefore (x + \dfrac{1}{x}) = (5 - 2\sqrt6) + (5 + 2\sqrt6) = 10 \qquad \text{….(i)}

We know that (x+1x)2=x2+1x2+2{\Big(x + \dfrac{1}{x}\Big)}^2 = x^2 + \dfrac{1}{x^2} + 2

x2+1x2=(x+1x)22x2+1x2=1022…..using(i)x2+1x2=1002x2+1x2=98\Rightarrow x^2 + \dfrac{1}{x^2} = {\Big(x + \dfrac{1}{x}\Big)}^2 -2 \\[1.5em] \Rightarrow x^2 + \dfrac{1}{x^2} = 10^2 - 2 ….. \text{using(i)} \\[1.5em] \Rightarrow x^2 + \dfrac{1}{x^2} = 100 - 2 \\[1.5em] \bold{x^2 + \dfrac{1}{x^2} = 98}

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