Question
If $$x = 3 + \sqrt 8 ,$$ then $${x^2} + \frac{1}{{{x^2}}}$$ is equal to = ?
Answer: Option B
$$\eqalign{
& \because x = 3 + \sqrt 8 \cr
& \Rightarrow {x^2} = {\left( {3 + \sqrt 8 } \right)^2} \cr
& \Rightarrow {x^2} = {3^2} + {\left( {\sqrt 8 } \right)^2} + 2 \times 3 \times \sqrt 8 \cr
& \Rightarrow {x^2} = 9 + 8 + 6\sqrt 8 \cr
& \Rightarrow {x^2} = 17 + 12\sqrt 2 \cr} $$
$$\therefore {x^2} + \frac{1}{{{x^2}}}$$
$$ = \left( {17 + 12\sqrt 2 } \right)$$ $$ + \frac{1}{{\left( {17 + 12\sqrt 2 } \right)}}$$ $$ \times \frac{{\left( {17 - 12\sqrt 2 } \right)}}{{\left( {17 - 12\sqrt 2 } \right)}}$$
$$\eqalign{
& = \left( {17 + 12\sqrt 2 } \right) + \frac{{\left( {17 - 12\sqrt 2 } \right)}}{{289 - 288}} \cr
& = \left( {17 + 12\sqrt 2 } \right) + \left( {17 - 12\sqrt 2 } \right) \cr
& = 17 + 17 \cr
& = 34 \cr} $$
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$$\eqalign{
& \because x = 3 + \sqrt 8 \cr
& \Rightarrow {x^2} = {\left( {3 + \sqrt 8 } \right)^2} \cr
& \Rightarrow {x^2} = {3^2} + {\left( {\sqrt 8 } \right)^2} + 2 \times 3 \times \sqrt 8 \cr
& \Rightarrow {x^2} = 9 + 8 + 6\sqrt 8 \cr
& \Rightarrow {x^2} = 17 + 12\sqrt 2 \cr} $$
$$\therefore {x^2} + \frac{1}{{{x^2}}}$$
$$ = \left( {17 + 12\sqrt 2 } \right)$$ $$ + \frac{1}{{\left( {17 + 12\sqrt 2 } \right)}}$$ $$ \times \frac{{\left( {17 - 12\sqrt 2 } \right)}}{{\left( {17 - 12\sqrt 2 } \right)}}$$
$$\eqalign{
& = \left( {17 + 12\sqrt 2 } \right) + \frac{{\left( {17 - 12\sqrt 2 } \right)}}{{289 - 288}} \cr
& = \left( {17 + 12\sqrt 2 } \right) + \left( {17 - 12\sqrt 2 } \right) \cr
& = 17 + 17 \cr
& = 34 \cr} $$
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