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OpenStudy (anonymous):

The Product of all roots of (x + 1/x)^2 - 3/2[x-1/x] =4?

OpenStudy (experimentx):

simplify the left expression first.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

x^2 + 2 + 1/x^2 - 3/2*x + 3/2x-4 =0

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i think i have to multiply by x^2 through out

OpenStudy (experimentx):

Hmm ... why do you make things complicated ..?? take a good observation!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

aha.......we take make this into quadratic eq

OpenStudy (anonymous):

nop that wont work!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

let \[t=x-\frac{1}{x}\]

OpenStudy (experimentx):

and Yahoo! how do you make (x +1/x)^2 to (x - 1/x)^2 ??

OpenStudy (anonymous):

wat r u saying lol

OpenStudy (anonymous):

wat r we saying lol

OpenStudy (experimentx):

okay this is pretty useful trick ... |dw:1343920649030:dw|

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