SOLUTION: what is (x^1/2 -1/4x^-1/2 ) ^2....

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Question 186820: what is (x^1/2 -1/4x^-1/2 ) ^2....
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the given expression.


Rewrite as


Convert to radical notation


Multiply and simplify


FOIL



Multiply


Square the square roots to eliminate them


Multiply


Combine like terms.


So

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