if x(sqr)+1/x(sqr) =a and x-1/x=b, where a and b are positive real, then minimum possible value which a/b can have,A)2 root2 B) 2 C)root 2 D)4plzz solve!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
iit jee , 14 Years ago
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x2 + 1/x2 = a
(x - 1/x)2 + 2 = a ...............1
x-1/x = b
a/b = (x-1/x) + 2/(x-1/x)
put , x-1/x = t then
a/b = t + 2/t .............2
now dufferentiating this eq wrt t & putting it to 0 we get