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Factorize:

x2+1x211x^2 + \dfrac{1}{x^2} - 11

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x2+1x211(x2+1x22)9(x2+1x22×x×1x)9(x1x)2(3)2(x1x+3)(x1x3).\Rightarrow x^2 + \dfrac{1}{x^2} - 11 \\[1em] \Rightarrow \Big(x^2 + \dfrac{1}{x^2} - 2\Big) - 9 \\[1em] \Rightarrow \Big(x^2 + \dfrac{1}{x^2} - 2 \times x \times \dfrac{1}{x}\Big) - 9 \\[1em] \Rightarrow \Big(x - \dfrac{1}{x}\Big)^2 - (3)^2 \\[1em] \Rightarrow \Big(x - \dfrac{1}{x} + 3\Big) \Big(x - \dfrac{1}{x} - 3\Big).

Hence, x2+1x211=(x1x+3)(x1x3)x^2 + \dfrac{1}{x^2} - 11 = \Big(x - \dfrac{1}{x} + 3\Big) \Big(x - \dfrac{1}{x} - 3\Big).

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