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If $x + \frac{1}{x} = -3\sqrt{2}$, what is the value of $(x^5 +\frac{1}{x^5})$? |
$-715\sqrt{2}$ $-717\sqrt{2}$ $-723\sqrt{2}$ $-720\sqrt{2}$ |
$-717\sqrt{2}$ |
x5 + $\frac{1}{x^5}$ = (x2 + $\frac{1}{x^2}$) × (x3 + $\frac{1}{x^3}$) – (x + $\frac{1}{x}$) If $K+\frac{1}{K}=n$ then, $K^2+\frac{1}{K^2}$ = n2 – 2 × k × \(\frac{1}{k}\) If x + \(\frac{1}{x}\) = n then, $x^3 +\frac{1}{x^3}$ = n3 - 3 × n If $x + \frac{1}{x} = -3\sqrt{2}$, then,$x^3 +\frac{1}{x^3}$ = ($-3\sqrt{2}$ )3 - 3 × $-3\sqrt{2}$, = $-45\sqrt{2}$ also, $x^2+\frac{1}{x^2}$ = ($-3\sqrt{2}$)2 – 2 $x^2+\frac{1}{x^2}$ = 18 – 2 = 16 Put these values in x5 + $\frac{1}{x^5}$ = x5 + $\frac{1}{x^5}$ = 16 × $-45\sqrt{2}$ - $-3\sqrt{2}$ x5 + $\frac{1}{x^5}$ = $-720\sqrt{2}$ + $3\sqrt{2}$ = $-715\sqrt{2}$ |