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tiffany
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Secondary 1 chevron_right Maths chevron_right Singapore

hi i need help with this question

Date Posted: 3 years ago
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Luna, since you have tagged lots of supposedly Sec 2 Express or Sec 3 Express questions as Sec 1 Maths, I presume are either in the IP stream or you are learning this way in advance on your own.

I have used a Sec 2 Express or Sec 3 Express approach to do this, so let me know if you need more explanation.
J
J
3 years ago
Alternative :

x² = 5x - 1

x² + 1 = 5x

(x² + 1)² = (5x)²

x⁴ + 2x² + 1 = 25x²

x⁴ + 1 = 23x²

(x⁴ + 1)² = (23x²)²

x^8 + 2x⁴ + 1 = 529x⁴

x^8 + 1 = 527x⁴

2x^8 + 2 = 1054x⁴

2x⁴ + 2/x⁴ = 1054
(dividing whole equation by 4)
J
J
3 years ago
Or

x² = 5x - 1 ①


2x⁴ + 2/x⁴

= 2(x²)² + 4(x²)(1/x²) + 2(1/x²)² - 4(x²)(1/x²)

= 2(x² + 1/x²)² - 4

= 2(x² + 2x(1/x) + (1/x)² - 2x(1/x))² - 4

= 2( (x + 1/x)² - 2)² - 4

= 2( ((x² + 1)/x)² - 2)² - 4

= 2( ((5x - 1 + 1)/x)² - 2)² - 4 from ①

= 2 (5² - 2)² - 4

= 2(23)² - 4

= 1058 - 4 = 1054