document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1038497>Question 1038497</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (a) Expand (a + 1/a)^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b) Given that a + 1/a =7, use your result in (a) to find the value of a^2 + 1/a^2 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "= a^2 + 2 + 1/a^2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(b) Given that a + 1/a =7, use your result in (a) to find the value of a^2 + 1/a^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a + 1/a)^2 = a^2 + 2 + 1/a^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7^2 = a^2 + 2 + 1/a^2 = 49<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a^2 + 1/a^2 = 47<BR>\n" );
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