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29/07/2017 at 19:19
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Give \(a,b>0\) such that \(3a^2+3b^2=10ab\). Calculate the value of :
\(P=\dfrac{a-b}{a+b}\)




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    Aim Egst 29/07/2017 at 21:08

    From \(3a^2+3b^2=10ab\)

    \(\Rightarrow3a^2+3b^2-10ab=0\)

    \(\Rightarrow3a^2-9ab-ab+3b^2=0\)

    \(\Rightarrow3a\left(a-3b\right)-b\left(a-3b\right)=0\)

    \(\Rightarrow\left(3a-b\right)\left(a-3b\right)=0\)

    \(\Rightarrow\left[{}\begin{matrix}3a-b=0\\a-3b=0\end{matrix}\right.\)\(\Rightarrow\left[{}\begin{matrix}b=3a\\a=3b\end{matrix}\right.\)

    *)\(b=3a\Rightarrow P=\dfrac{a-b}{a+b}=\dfrac{a-3a}{a+3a}=\dfrac{-2}{4}=-\dfrac{1}{2}\)

    *)\(a=3b\Rightarrow P=\dfrac{a-b}{a+b}=\dfrac{3b-b}{3b+b}=\dfrac{2}{4}=\dfrac{1}{2}\)

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    Phan Thanh Tinh Coordinator 29/07/2017 at 21:12

    \(3a^2+3b^2=10ab\Leftrightarrow3a^2-10ab+3b^2=0\)

    \(\Rightarrow3a^2-9ab-ab+3b^2=0\Rightarrow3a\left(a-3b\right)-b\left(a-3b\right)=0\)

    \(\Rightarrow\left(3a-b\right)\left(a-3b\right)=0\)\(\Rightarrow\left[{}\begin{matrix}3a-b=0\\a-3b=0\end{matrix}\right.\Rightarrow\left[{}\begin{matrix}a=\dfrac{1}{3}b\\a=3b\end{matrix}\right.\)

    \(\Rightarrow\left[{}\begin{matrix}P=\dfrac{\dfrac{1}{3}b-b}{\dfrac{1}{3}b+b}=\dfrac{-\dfrac{2}{3}}{\dfrac{4}{3}}=-\dfrac{1}{2}\\P=\dfrac{3b-b}{3b+b}=\dfrac{2}{4}=\dfrac{1}{2}\end{matrix}\right.\)

    So,\(P=\pm\dfrac{1}{2}\)


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