Find the square of the value of a − 3 b a + 3 b if b a + a 9 b = 7 and 0 < a < b .
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b a + a 9 b = a b a 2 + ( 3 b ) 2 = 7 → a 2 + ( 3 b ) 2 = 7 a b .Adding 6 a b to both sides to complete the square and we get : ( a + 3 b ) 2 = 1 3 a b → a + 3 b = 1 3 a b .Similarly we have : a 2 + ( − 3 b ) 2 = 7 a b .Substracting 6 a b from both sides we get : ( a − 3 b ) 2 = a b → a − 3 b = a b , therefore a − 3 b a + 3 b = a b 1 3 a b = 1 3 and by squaring this value we get 1 3 .
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We use here the identity a 2 + b 2 = ( a + b ) 2 − 2 a b = ( a − b ) 2 + 2 a b . Given here,
b a + a 9 b = 7
⟹ a b a 2 + 9 b 2 = 7 ....(i)
⟹ a b ( a + 3 b ) 2 − 6 a b = 7
⟹ a b ( a + 3 b ) 2 − 6 = 7 ⟹ a b ( a + 3 b ) 2 = 1 3 ⟹ ( a + 3 b ) 2 = 1 3 a b ...(ii)
Also, we can rewrite (i) as,
⟹ a b a 2 + 9 b 2 = 7
⟹ a b ( a − 3 b ) 2 + 6 a b = 7
⟹ a b ( a − 3 b ) 2 + 6 = 7 ⟹ a b ( a − 3 b ) 2 = 1 ⟹ ( a − 3 b ) 2 = a b ...(iii)
From (ii) and (iii), we have,
( a − 3 b a + 3 b ) 2 = ( a − 3 b ) 2 ( a + 3 b ) 2 = a b 1 3 a b = 1 3