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If x=`2sqrt(3)+2sqrt(2)` find :
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To solve the problem where \( x = 2\sqrt{3} + 2\sqrt{2} \) and we need to find \( x + \frac{1}{x} \), we can follow these steps: ### Step 1: Write down the expression We start with the expression we need to evaluate: \[ x + \frac{1}{x} = (2\sqrt{3} + 2\sqrt{2}) + \frac{1}{2\sqrt{3} + 2\sqrt{2}} \] ### Step 2: Simplify the expression To simplify \( \frac{1}{x} \), we first need to rationalize the denominator: \[ \frac{1}{2\sqrt{3} + 2\sqrt{2}} \cdot \frac{2\sqrt{3} - 2\sqrt{2}}{2\sqrt{3} - 2\sqrt{2}} = \frac{2\sqrt{3} - 2\sqrt{2}}{(2\sqrt{3})^2 - (2\sqrt{2})^2} \] ### Step 3: Calculate the denominator Now, we calculate the denominator: \[ (2\sqrt{3})^2 - (2\sqrt{2})^2 = 4 \cdot 3 - 4 \cdot 2 = 12 - 8 = 4 \] So, we have: \[ \frac{1}{2\sqrt{3} + 2\sqrt{2}} = \frac{2\sqrt{3} - 2\sqrt{2}}{4} = \frac{1}{2}(\sqrt{3} - \sqrt{2}) \] ### Step 4: Substitute back into the expression Now, we substitute this back into our expression for \( x + \frac{1}{x} \): \[ x + \frac{1}{x} = (2\sqrt{3} + 2\sqrt{2}) + \frac{1}{2}(\sqrt{3} - \sqrt{2}) \] ### Step 5: Combine like terms Now we combine the terms: \[ = 2\sqrt{3} + 2\sqrt{2} + \frac{1}{2}\sqrt{3} - \frac{1}{2}\sqrt{2} \] \[ = \left(2 + \frac{1}{2}\right)\sqrt{3} + \left(2 - \frac{1}{2}\right)\sqrt{2} \] \[ = \frac{5}{2}\sqrt{3} + \frac{3}{2}\sqrt{2} \] ### Step 6: Final expression Thus, the final result is: \[ x + \frac{1}{x} = \frac{5}{2}\sqrt{3} + \frac{3}{2}\sqrt{2} \]
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