Example 5. Solve : 1 , 0 2 2.
1
1
1
1
b a b
bx
bx
ax
ax
Solution : Given that, 1
1
1
1
1
bx
bx
ax
ax
ax
ax
bx
bx
?
1
1
1
1
2
2
( 1 )
( 1 )
1
1
or,
ax
ax
bx
bx
[squaring both the sides]
2 2
2 2
1 2
1 2
1
1
or,
ax ax
ax ax
bx
bx
2 2 2 2
2 2 2 2
1 2 1 2
1 2 1 2
1 1
1 1
or,
ax ax ax ax
ax ax ax ax
bx bx
bx bx
[by componendo and dividendo]
ax
ax
bx 4
2 ( 1 )
2
2
or,
^22
ax
ax
bx 2
1 1
or,
^22
or, 2 ax bx( 1 a^2 x^2 )
or, x{ 2 ab( 1 a^2 x^2 )} 0
? itherE x 0 or 2 ab(aa^2 x^2 ) 0
1
2
or,
2
or,
or, ) 2
2 2
22
2 2
1
( 1
b
a
ax
b
a
ax
b ax a
1
1 2
1
1 2
or,^22
? r
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b
a
a
x
b
a
a
x
? Required solution x 0 , 1
1 2
r
b
a
a
x.
Example 6. If
x a b
6 1 1
, show that 2 ,.
3
3
3
3
a b
x b
x b
x a
x a
z