Hint: What do you get if you square both sides of the original equation?If x + (1/x) = 3 , then find the value for x2 + (1/x2)
.thanks for the response. yes, that hint helped.
it would give x2 + 2 + (1/x2)=32
simplified x2 + (1/x2) = 9 - 2
x2 + (1/x2) = 7
Is it correct? YES
Hint: What do you get if you square both sides of the original equation?