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Factorise :

x2+1x23x^2 + \dfrac{1}{x^2} - 3

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Given,

=x2+1x23=x2+1x221=(x1x)212=(x1x+1)(x1x1).\phantom{=}x^2 + \dfrac{1}{x^2} - 3 \\[1em] = x^2 + \dfrac{1}{x^2} - 2 - 1 \\[1em] = \Big(x - \dfrac{1}{x}\Big)^2 - 1^2 \\[1em] = \Big(x - \dfrac{1}{x} + 1\Big)\Big(x - \dfrac{1}{x} - 1\Big).

Hence, x2+1x23=(x1x+1)(x1x1).x^2 + \dfrac{1}{x^2} - 3 = \Big(x - \dfrac{1}{x} + 1\Big)\Big(x - \dfrac{1}{x} - 1\Big).

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