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Question
Solve:
`x/a - (a + b)/x = (b(a + b))/(ax)`
Sum
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Solution
`x/a - (a + b)/x = (b(a + b))/(ax)`
⇒ `(x^2 - a^2 - ab)/cancel(ax) = (ab + b^2)/cancel(ax)`
⇒ x2 – a2 – ab = ab + b2
⇒ x2 = a2 + b2 + 2ab
⇒ x2 = (a + b)2
⇒ x2 = (a + b)(a + b)
⇒ x = `sqrt((a + b)(a + b))`
x = ± (a + b)
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