If
Then the value of
can be simplified to a number of the form where is a positive integer.Find
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2 1 ( x − 2 x + 2 + x − 2 2 x + 2 2 ) = k ⇒ x − 2 x + 2 + x − 2 2 x + 2 2 = 2 k
Substitute in the LHS of the above equation x = 2 + 1 4 2
2 + 1 4 2 − 2 2 + 1 4 2 + 2 + 2 + 1 4 2 − 2 2 2 + 1 4 2 + 2 2
= 4 2 − 2 2 − 2 4 2 + 2 2 + 2 + 4 2 − 4 − 2 2 4 2 + 4 + 2 2
= 2 2 − 2 6 2 + 2 + 2 2 − 4 6 2 + 4
= 2 − 1 3 2 + 1 + 2 − 2 3 2 + 2
= ( 2 − 1 ) ( 2 − 2 ) ( 3 2 + 1 ) ( 2 − 2 ) + ( 3 2 + 2 ) ( 2 − 1 )
= 2 − 3 2 + 2 6 − 5 2 − 2 + 6 − 2 − 2
= 4 − 3 2 8 − 6 2 = 2
⇒ 2 k = 2 ⇒ k = 2