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If a+1a=pa + \dfrac{1}{a} = p and a ≠ 0; then show that :

a3+1a3=p(p23)a^3 + \dfrac{1}{a^3} = p(p^2 - 3)

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By formula,

a3+1a3=(a+1a)33(a+1a)=p33×p=p33p=p(p23)a^3 + \dfrac{1}{a^3} = \Big(a + \dfrac{1}{a}\Big)^3 - 3\Big(a + \dfrac{1}{a}\Big) \\[1em] = p^3 - 3 \times p \\[1em] = p^3 - 3p \\[1em] = p(p^2 - 3)

Hence, proved that a3+1a3=p(p23)a^3 + \dfrac{1}{a^3} = p(p^2 - 3).

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