Practicing Success
If x = \(\sqrt {1 + \frac{\sqrt {3}}{2}}\) - \(\sqrt {1 - \frac{\sqrt {3}}{2}}\), then find value of \(\frac{\sqrt {2}\;-\;x}{\sqrt {2}\;+\;x}\). |
3 + 2\(\sqrt {2}\) 3 - 2\(\sqrt {2}\) \(\sqrt {2}\) \(\frac{1\;-\;\sqrt {2}}{1\;+\;\sqrt {2}}\) |
3 - 2\(\sqrt {2}\) |
x = \(\sqrt {1+\frac{\sqrt {3}}{2}}\) - \(\sqrt {1-\frac{\sqrt {3}}{2}}\) Multiply and divide by 2 for making perfect square x = \(\sqrt {1+\frac{2\sqrt {3}}{4}}\) - \(\sqrt {1-\frac{2\sqrt {3}}{4}}\) x = \(\sqrt {\frac{{(\sqrt {3}+1)}^{2}}{4}}\) - \(\sqrt {\frac{{(\sqrt {3}-1)}^{2}}{4}}\) x = \(\frac{\sqrt {3}+1}{2}\) - \(\frac{\sqrt {3}+1}{2}\) x = 1 Put & find ⇒ \(\frac{\sqrt {2}\;-\;x}{\sqrt {2}\;+\;x}\) = \(\frac{\sqrt {2}\;-\;1}{\sqrt {2}\;+\;1}\) = \(\frac{\sqrt {2}\;-\;1}{\sqrt {2}\;+\;1}\) × \(\frac{\sqrt {2}\;-\;1}{\sqrt {2}\;-\;1}\) = (\(\sqrt {2}\) - 1)2 = 3 - 2\(\sqrt {2}\) |