SOLUTION: if p-1/p is 5 then what is(p+1/p)2?

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Question 1142818: if p-1/p is 5 then what is(p+1/p)2?
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%28p%2B1%2Fp%29%5E2 = p%5E2 + 2p%2A%281%2Fp%29 + %281%2Fp%29%5E2 = p%5E2 + 2 + %281%2Fp%29%5E2 = [ p%5E2 - 2 + %281%2Fp%29%5E2 ] + 4 = %28p-1%2Fp%29%5E2 + 4 = 5%5E2 + 4 = 25 + 4 = 29.    ANSWER