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If x = 2a+1+2a12a+12a1\dfrac{\sqrt{2a+1} + \sqrt{2a-1}}{\sqrt{2a+1} - \sqrt{2a-1}}, then which of the following is true?

  1. x2 + 2ax + 1 = 0

  2. x2 − 2ax + 1 = 0

  3. x2 + 4ax − 1 = 0

  4. x2 − 4ax + 1 = 0

Ratio Proportion

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Answer

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x=2a+1+2a12a+12a1x(2a+12a1)=2a+1+2a1x2a+1x2a1=2a+1+2a1(x1)2a+1=(x+1)2a1Squaring on Both Sides,(x1)2(2a+1)=(x+1)2(2a1)(2a+1)(x22x+1)=(2a1)(x2+2x+1)2ax24ax+2a+x22x+1=2ax2+4ax+2ax22x12ax22ax2+x2+x24ax4ax+2a2a2x+2x+1+1=02x28ax+2=02(x24ax+1)=0x24ax+1=0x = \dfrac{\sqrt{2a+1} + \sqrt{2a-1}}{\sqrt{2a+1} - \sqrt{2a-1}} \\[1em] x\Big(\sqrt{2a+1} - \sqrt{2a-1}\Big) = \sqrt{2a+1} + \sqrt{2a-1} \\[1em] x\sqrt{2a+1} - x\sqrt{2a-1} = \sqrt{2a+1} + \sqrt{2a-1} \\[1em] (x-1)\sqrt{2a+1} = (x+1)\sqrt{2a-1} \\[1em] \text{Squaring on Both Sides,} \\[1em] (x-1)^2(2a+1) = (x+1)^2(2a-1) \\[1em] (2a+1)(x^2 - 2x + 1) = (2a-1)(x^2 + 2x + 1) \\[1em] 2ax^2 - 4ax + 2a + x^2 - 2x + 1 = 2ax^2 + 4ax + 2a - x^2 - 2x - 1 \\[1em] 2ax^2 - 2ax^2 + x^2 + x^2 - 4ax - 4ax + 2a - 2a - 2x + 2x + 1 + 1 = 0\\[1em] 2x^2 - 8ax + 2 = 0 \\[1em] 2(x^2 - 4ax + 1) = 0 \\[1em] x^2 - 4ax + 1 = 0

Hence, option 4 is the correct option.

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