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If x=2a+3b+2a3b2a+3b2a3bx = \dfrac{\sqrt{2a + 3b} + \sqrt{2a - 3b}}{\sqrt{2a + 3b} - \sqrt{2a - 3b}}, prove that : 3bx2 - 4ax + 3b = 0.

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x=2a+3b+2a3b2a+3b2a3b\Rightarrow x = \dfrac{\sqrt{2a + 3b} + \sqrt{2a - 3b}}{\sqrt{2a + 3b} - \sqrt{2a - 3b}}

Applying componendo and dividendo, we get :

x+1x1=2a+3b+2a3b+2a+3b2a3b2a+3b+2a3b(2a+3b2a3b)x+1x1=2a+3b+2a3b+2a+3b2a3b2a+3b+2a3b2a+3b+2a3bx+1x1=22a+3b22a3bx+1x1=2a+3b2a3b\Rightarrow \dfrac{x + 1}{x - 1} = \dfrac{\sqrt{2a + 3b} + \sqrt{2a - 3b} + \sqrt{2a + 3b} - \sqrt{2a - 3b}}{\sqrt{2a + 3b} + \sqrt{2a - 3b} - (\sqrt{2a + 3b} - \sqrt{2a - 3b})} \\[1em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{x + 1}{x - 1} = \dfrac{\sqrt{2a + 3b} + \sqrt{2a - 3b} + \sqrt{2a + 3b} - \sqrt{2a - 3b}}{\sqrt{2a + 3b} + \sqrt{2a - 3b} - \sqrt{2a + 3b} + \sqrt{2a - 3b}} \\[1em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{x + 1}{x - 1} = \dfrac{2\sqrt{2a + 3b}}{2\sqrt{2a - 3b}} \\[1em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{x + 1}{x - 1} = \dfrac{\sqrt{2a + 3b}}{\sqrt{2a - 3b}}

Squaring both sides, we get :

(x+1)2(x1)2=2a+3b2a3bx2+1+2xx2+12x=2a+3b2a3b(x2+1+2x)(2a3b)=(x2+12x)(2a+3b)2ax2+2a+4ax3bx23b6bx=2ax2+2a4ax+3bx2+3b6bx2ax22ax2+2a2a+4ax+4ax3bx23bx23b3b6bx+6bx=08ax6bx26b=06bx28ax+6b=02(3bx24ax+3b)=03bx24ax+3b=0.\Rightarrow \dfrac{(x + 1)^2}{(x - 1)^2} = \dfrac{2a + 3b}{2a - 3b} \\[1em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{x^2 + 1 + 2x}{x^2 + 1 - 2x} = \dfrac{2a + 3b}{2a - 3b} \\[1em] \Rightarrow (x^2 + 1 + 2x)(2a - 3b) = (x^2 + 1 - 2x)(2a + 3b) \\[1em] \Rightarrow 2ax^2 + 2a + 4ax - 3bx^2 - 3b - 6bx = 2ax^2 + 2a - 4ax + 3bx^2 + 3b - 6bx \\[1em] \Rightarrow 2ax^2 - 2ax^2 + 2a - 2a + 4ax + 4ax - 3bx^2 - 3bx^2 - 3b - 3b - 6bx + 6bx = 0 \\[1em] \Rightarrow 8ax - 6bx^2 - 6b = 0 \\[1em] \Rightarrow 6bx^2 - 8ax + 6b = 0 \\[1em] \Rightarrow 2(3bx^2 - 4ax + 3b) = 0 \\[1em] \Rightarrow 3bx^2 - 4ax + 3b = 0.

Hence, proved that 3bx2 - 4ax + 3b = 0.

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