Question Number 192777 by York12 last updated on 26/May/23
$$\sqrt{{x}^{\mathrm{2}} +{ax}−\mathrm{1}}−\sqrt{{x}^{\mathrm{2}} +{bx}−\mathrm{1}}=\sqrt{{a}}−\sqrt{{b}} \\ $$$${find}\:{x}\:. \\ $$
Commented by Frix last updated on 27/May/23
$$\mathrm{Obviously}\:{x}=\mathrm{1} \\ $$$$\mathrm{The}\:\mathrm{2}^{\mathrm{nd}} \:\mathrm{solution}\:\mathrm{after}\:\mathrm{squaring},\:\mathrm{transforming} \\ $$$$\mathrm{etc}.\:\mathrm{is} \\ $$$${x}=\frac{{a}+{b}+\mathrm{4}−\mathrm{2}\sqrt{{ab}}}{{a}+{b}−\mathrm{4}+\mathrm{2}\sqrt{{ab}}} \\ $$
Commented by York12 last updated on 27/May/23
$$ \\ $$$${x}\left(\sqrt{{a}\:}\:+\:\sqrt{{b}}\right)\:=\:\sqrt{{x}^{\mathrm{2}} +{ax}−\mathrm{1}}\:\:+\:\sqrt{{x}^{\mathrm{2}} +{bx}−\mathrm{1}}\:\:…..\left({i}\right) \\ $$$$\sqrt{{a}}\:−\:\sqrt{{b}}\:=\:\sqrt{{x}^{\mathrm{2}} +{ax}−\mathrm{1}}\:\:−\:\sqrt{{x}^{\mathrm{2}} +{bx}−\mathrm{1}}\:\:\:\:……\left({ii}\right) \\ $$$${By}\:{multiplying}\:\left({i}\right)\:{and}\:\left({ii}\right)\:{we}\:{get}\:: \\ $$$$\left({x}^{\mathrm{2}} +{ax}−\mathrm{1}\right)\:−\:\left({x}^{\mathrm{2}} +{bx}−\mathrm{1}\right)\:=\:{x}\:\left({a}−{b}\right)\:=\:\left({a}−{b}\right) \\ $$$${x}\:=\mathrm{1}\:\rightarrow\left({I}\right) \\ $$$${By}\:{adding}\:\left({i}\right)\:{and}\:\left({ii}\right)\:{we}\:{get}\:: \\ $$$$\mathrm{2}\sqrt{{x}^{\mathrm{2}} +{ax}−\mathrm{1}}\:=\:\left(\sqrt{{a}}−\sqrt{{b}}\right){x}+\left(\sqrt{{a}}+\sqrt{{b}}\right) \\ $$$$\mathrm{4}{x}^{\mathrm{2}} \:+\:\mathrm{4}{ax}\:−\mathrm{4}\:=\:\left(\sqrt{{a}}−\sqrt{{b}}\right){x}^{\mathrm{2}} +\mathrm{2}\left({a}−{b}\right){x}+\left(\sqrt{{a}}+\sqrt{{b}}\right)^{\mathrm{2}} \\ $$$${By}\:{transforming}\:{and}\:{solving}\:{the}\:{quadratic}\:{in}\:{x} \\ $$$${we}\:{get}\: \\ $$$${x}=\:\frac{\left(\sqrt{{a}}−\sqrt{{b}}\right)^{\mathrm{2}} +\mathrm{4}}{\left(\sqrt{{a}}+\sqrt{{b}}\right)^{\mathrm{2}} −\mathrm{4}}\:\rightarrow\:\left({II}\right)\: \\ $$$${By}\:\left({I}\right)\:{and}\:\left({II}\right)\:{x}\:\in\:\left\{\:\mathrm{1}\:,\:\frac{\left(\sqrt{{a}}−\sqrt{{b}}\right)^{\mathrm{2}} +\mathrm{4}}{\left(\sqrt{{a}}+\sqrt{{b}}\right)^{\mathrm{2}} −\mathrm{4}}\:\right\} \\ $$