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If (x2+1x2)=25\left(x^2+\frac{1}{x^2}\right)=25 and x>0x>0, then the value of (x7+1x7)\left(x^7+\frac{1}{x^7}\right) is

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 4

Given x2+1x2=25x^2 + \frac{1}{x^2} = 25 and x>0x > 0.

Using the identity (x+1x)2=x2+2+1x2\left(x + \frac{1}{x}\right)^2 = x^2 + 2 + \frac{1}{x^2}:

(x+1x)2=25+2=27\left(x + \frac{1}{x}\right)^2 = 25 + 2 = 27

Since x>0x > 0:

x+1x=33x + \frac{1}{x} = 3\sqrt{3}


Using the identity (x+1x)3=x3+1x3+3(x+1x)\left(x + \frac{1}{x}\right)^3 = x^3 + \frac{1}{x^3} + 3\left(x + \frac{1}{x}\right):

x3+1x3=(x+1x)3−3(x+1x)x^3 + \frac{1}{x^3} = \left(x + \frac{1}{x}\right)^3 - 3\left(x + \frac{1}{x}\right)

=(33)3−3(33)= (3\sqrt{3})^3 - 3(3\sqrt{3})

=813−93= 81\sqrt{3} - 9\sqrt{3}

=723= 72\sqrt{3}


Using the identity (xa+1xa)(xb+1xb)=xa+b+1xa+b+xa−b+1xa−b\left(x^a + \frac{1}{x^a}\right)\left(x^b + \frac{1}{x^b}\right) = x^{a+b} + \frac{1}{x^{a+b}} + x^{a-b} + \frac{1}{x^{a-b}}:

x5+1x5=(x3+1x3)(x2+1x2)−(x+1x)x^5 + \frac{1}{x^5} = \left(x^3 + \frac{1}{x^3}\right)\left(x^2 + \frac{1}{x^2}\right) - \left(x + \frac{1}{x}\right)

=723×25−33= 72\sqrt{3} \times 25 - 3\sqrt{3}

=18003−33= 1800\sqrt{3} - 3\sqrt{3}

=17973= 1797\sqrt{3}


x7+1x7=(x5+1x5)(x2+1x2)−(x3+1x3)x^7 + \frac{1}{x^7} = \left(x^5 + \frac{1}{x^5}\right)\left(x^2 + \frac{1}{x^2}\right) - \left(x^3 + \frac{1}{x^3}\right)

=17973×25−723= 1797\sqrt{3} \times 25 - 72\sqrt{3}

=449253−723= 44925\sqrt{3} - 72\sqrt{3}

=448533= 44853\sqrt{3}

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