If $x^4+x^2 y^2+y^4=21$ and $x^2+x y+y^2=7$, then the value of $\left(\frac{1}{x^2}+\frac{1}{y^2}\right)$ is:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
We know that,
x4 + x2y2 + y4 = (x2 – xy + y2) (x2 + xy + y2)
If $x^4+x^2 y^2+y^4=21$
$x^2+x y+y^2=7$------(1)
Then the value of $\left(\frac{1}{x^2}+\frac{1}{y^2}\right)$
$x^2-x y+y^2=\frac{21}{7}$ = 3----(2)
Now, $\left(\frac{1}{x^2}+\frac{1}{y^2}\right)$ can be written as \(\frac{x^2 + y^2}{x^2y^2}\)---(*)
So the value of $x^2+y^2$ from equations 1 and 2 = 5
and $x^2y^2$ = 4
Put these values in (*) = \(\frac{5}{4}\)