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If (x+1x)2=3, find x3+1x3.\Big(x + \dfrac{1}{x}\Big)^2 = 3, \text{ find } x^3 + \dfrac{1}{x^3}.

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Given,

(x+1x)2=3x+1x=±3.\Rightarrow \Big(x + \dfrac{1}{x}\Big)^2 = 3 \\[1em] \therefore x + \dfrac{1}{x} = \pm \sqrt{3}.

We know that,

x3+1x3=(x+1x)33(x+1x)x^3 + \dfrac{1}{x^3} = \Big(x + \dfrac{1}{x}\Big)^3 - 3\Big(x + \dfrac{1}{x}\Big)

When x+1x=3x + \dfrac{1}{x} = \sqrt 3 substituting values we get,

x3+1x3=(3)33×3=3333=0.x^3 + \dfrac{1}{x^3} = (\sqrt{3})^3 - 3 \times \sqrt{3} = 3\sqrt{3} - 3\sqrt{3} = 0.

When x+1x=3x + \dfrac{1}{x} = -\sqrt{3} substituting values we get,

x3+1x3=(3)33×(3)=33+33=0.x^3 + \dfrac{1}{x^3} = (-\sqrt{3})^3 - 3 \times (-\sqrt{3}) = -3\sqrt{3} + 3\sqrt{3} = 0.

Hence, x3+1x3=0x^3 + \dfrac{1}{x^3} = 0.

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