document.write( "Question 1042993: x=3+root8, then (x^6+x^4+x^2+1)/x^3\r
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document.write( "1.  Let us consider these two numbers: x = \"3+%2B+sqrt%288%29\" and y = \"3-sqrt%288%29\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "    It is easy to check that x*y = \"%283%2Bsqrt%288%29%29%2A%283-sqrt%288%29%29\" = \"3%5E2+-+%28sqrt%288%29%29%5E2\" = 9 - 8 = 1.    (1)\r\n" );
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document.write( "    Thus  y = \"x%5E%28-1%29\";  x  and  y are reciprocal.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    Also notice that \"x+%2B+1%2Fx\" = \"x+%2B+y\" = \"%283+%2B+sqrt%288%29%29+%2B+%283-sqrt%288%29%29\" = 6.                      (2)\r\n" );
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document.write( "    Also notice that \"%28x+%2B+1%2Fx%29%5E2\" = \"x%5E2+%2B+2+%2B+1%2Fx%5E2\" = \"6%5E2\" = 36,\r\n" );
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document.write( "         therefore \"x%5E2+%2B+1%2Fx%5E2\" = 36 - 2 = 34.                                      (3)\r\n" );
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document.write( "    Armed with this knowldge, we can make the next step.\r\n" );
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document.write( "2.  Let us regroup\r\n" );
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document.write( "      \"%28x%5E6%2Bx%5E4%2Bx%5E2%2B1%29%2Fx%5E3\" = \"%28x%5E6+%2B+x%5E4%29%2Fx%5E3\" + \"%28x%5E2+%2B+1%29%2Fx%5E3\" = \"%28%28x%5E6+%2B+x%5E4%29%2Fx%5E5%29%2Ax%5E2\" + \"%28%28%28x%5E2+%2B+1%29%2Fx%29%29%2Fx%5E2\" = \r\n" );
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document.write( "    = \"%28x%2By%29%2Ax%5E2\" + \"%28x%2By%29%2Fx%5E2\" =     ( now substitute x + y = 6, according to (2) )\r\n" );
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document.write( "    = \"6x%5E2\" + \"6%2Fx%5E2\" = \"6%2A%28x%5E2+%2B+1%2Fx%5E2%29\" = 6*34 = 204.   ( I substituted  \"x%5E2\" + \"1%2Fx%5E2\" = 34, according to (3) )\r\n" );
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document.write( "Answer.  \"%28x%5E6%2Bx%5E4%2Bx%5E2%2B1%29%2Fx%5E3\" = 204.\r\n" );
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