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If x=b+3a+b3ab+3ab3ax = \dfrac{\sqrt{b + 3a} + \sqrt{b - 3a}}{\sqrt{b + 3a} - \sqrt{b - 3a}}, prove that : 3ax2 - 2bx + 3a = 0.

Ratio Proportion

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Given,

x=b+3a+b3ab+3ab3a\Rightarrow x = \dfrac{\sqrt{b + 3a} + \sqrt{b - 3a}}{\sqrt{b + 3a} - \sqrt{b - 3a}}

Applying componendo and dividendo,

x+1x1=b+3a+b3a+b+3ab3ab+3a+b3a(b+3ab3a)x+1x1=b+3a+b3a+b+3ab3ab+3a+b3ab+3a+b3ax+1x1=2b+3a2b3ax+1x1=b+3ab3a\Rightarrow \dfrac{x + 1}{x - 1} = \dfrac{\sqrt{b + 3a} + \sqrt{b - 3a} + \sqrt{b + 3a} - \sqrt{b - 3a}}{\sqrt{b + 3a} + \sqrt{b - 3a} - (\sqrt{b + 3a} - \sqrt{b - 3a})} \\[1em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{x + 1}{x - 1} = \dfrac{\sqrt{b + 3a} + \sqrt{b - 3a} + \sqrt{b + 3a} - \sqrt{b - 3a}}{\sqrt{b + 3a} + \sqrt{b - 3a} - \sqrt{b + 3a} + \sqrt{b - 3a}} \\[1em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{x + 1}{x - 1} = \dfrac{2\sqrt{b + 3a}}{2\sqrt{b - 3a}} \\[1em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{x + 1}{x - 1} = \dfrac{\sqrt{b + 3a}}{\sqrt{b - 3a}}

Squaring both sides:

(x+1)2(x1)2=b+3ab3ax2+1+2xx2+12x=b+3ab3a(x2+1+2x)(b3a)=(x2+12x)(b+3a)bx2+b+2bx3ax23a6ax=bx2+b2bx+3ax2+3a6axbx2bx2+bb+2bx+2bx3ax23ax23a3a6ax+6ax=04bx6ax26a=06ax24bx+6a=02(3ax22bx+3a)=03ax22bx+3a=0.\Rightarrow \dfrac{(x + 1)^2}{(x - 1)^2} = \dfrac{b + 3a}{b - 3a} \\[1em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{x^2 + 1 + 2x}{x^2 + 1 - 2x} = \dfrac{b + 3a}{b - 3a} \\[1em] \Rightarrow (x^2 + 1 + 2x)(b - 3a) = (x^2 + 1 - 2x)(b + 3a) \\[1em] \Rightarrow bx^2 + b + 2bx - 3ax^2 - 3a - 6ax = bx^2 + b - 2bx + 3ax^2 + 3a - 6ax \\[1em] \Rightarrow bx^2 - bx^2 + b - b + 2bx + 2bx - 3ax^2 - 3ax^2 - 3a - 3a - 6ax + 6ax = 0 \\[1em] \Rightarrow 4bx - 6ax^2 - 6a = 0 \\[1em] \Rightarrow 6ax^2 - 4bx + 6a = 0 \\[1em] \Rightarrow 2(3ax^2 - 2bx + 3a) = 0 \\[1em] \Rightarrow 3ax^2 - 2bx + 3a = 0.

Hence, proved that 3ax2 - 2bx + 3a = 0.

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