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Given x = sqrt(2) + sqrt(3) and y = sqrt(2) − sqrt(3).

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x2+y2=4x^2 + y^2 = 4

b
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xy=1xy = 1

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Given x=2+3x = \sqrt{2} + \sqrt{3} and y=2−3y = \sqrt{2} - \sqrt{3}.

Part a· 3 steps

Show that x2+y2=4x^2 + y^2 = 4

  1. Calculate x2x^2.

    x2=(2+3)2x^2 = (\sqrt{2} + \sqrt{3})^2 x2=(2)2+2(2)(3)+(3)2x^2 = (\sqrt{2})^2 + 2(\sqrt{2})(\sqrt{3}) + (\sqrt{3})^2 x2=2+26+3x^2 = 2 + 2\sqrt{6} + 3 x2=5+26x^2 = 5 + 2\sqrt{6}
  2. Calculate y2y^2.

    y2=(2−3)2y^2 = (\sqrt{2} - \sqrt{3})^2 y2=(2)2−2(2)(3)+(3)2y^2 = (\sqrt{2})^2 - 2(\sqrt{2})(\sqrt{3}) + (\sqrt{3})^2 y2=2−26+3y^2 = 2 - 2\sqrt{6} + 3 y2=5−26y^2 = 5 - 2\sqrt{6}
  3. Calculate x2+y2x^2 + y^2.

    x2+y2=(5+26)+(5−26)x^2 + y^2 = (5 + 2\sqrt{6}) + (5 - 2\sqrt{6}) x2+y2=5+26+5−26x^2 + y^2 = 5 + 2\sqrt{6} + 5 - 2\sqrt{6} x2+y2=10x^2 + y^2 = 10

    The statement x2+y2=4x^2 + y^2 = 4 is incorrect for the given values of xx and yy. Instead, x2+y2=10\boxed{x^2 + y^2 = 10}.

Part b

xy=1xy = 1

Show that xy=1xy = 1

  1. Calculate xyxy.

    xy=(2+3)(2−3)xy = (\sqrt{2} + \sqrt{3})(\sqrt{2} - \sqrt{3})

    This is a difference of squares, (a+b)(a−b)=a2−b2(a+b)(a-b) = a^2 - b^2.

    xy=(2)2−(3)2xy = (\sqrt{2})^2 - (\sqrt{3})^2 xy=2−3xy = 2 - 3 xy=−1xy = -1

    The statement xy=1xy = 1 is incorrect for the given values of xx and yy. Instead, xy=−1\boxed{xy = -1}.

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