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If (x2+125x2)=925\Big(x^2 + \dfrac{1}{25x^2}\Big) = 9\dfrac{2}{5}, find the value of (x15x)\Big(x - \dfrac{1}{5x}\Big).

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(x15x)2=[x2+(15x)22×x×15x](x15x)2=[x2+125x225](x15x)2=92525(x15x)2=47525(x15x)2=4725(x15x)2=455(x15x)2=9(x15x)=9(x15x)=±3\Rightarrow \Big(x - \dfrac{1}{5x}\Big)^2 = \Big[x^2 + \Big(\dfrac{1}{5x}\Big)^2 - 2 \times x \times \dfrac{1}{5x}\Big] \\[1em] \Rightarrow \Big(x - \dfrac{1}{5x}\Big)^2 = \Big[x^2 + \dfrac{1}{25x^2} - \dfrac{2}{5}\Big] \\[1em] \Rightarrow \Big(x - \dfrac{1}{5x}\Big)^2 = 9\dfrac{2}{5} - \dfrac{2}{5} \\[1em] \Rightarrow \Big(x - \dfrac{1}{5x}\Big)^2 = \dfrac{47}{5} - \dfrac{2}{5} \\[1em] \Rightarrow \Big(x - \dfrac{1}{5x}\Big)^2 = \dfrac{47 - 2}{5} \\[1em] \Rightarrow \Big(x - \dfrac{1}{5x}\Big)^2 = \dfrac{45}{5} \\[1em] \Rightarrow \Big(x - \dfrac{1}{5x}\Big)^2 = 9 \\[1em] \Rightarrow (x - \dfrac{1}{5x}\Big) = \sqrt{9} \\[1em] \Rightarrow \Big(x - \dfrac{1}{5x}\Big) = \pm 3 \\[1em]

Hence, (x15x)=±3\Big(x - \dfrac{1}{5x}\Big) = \pm 3.

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