a+1/a=5

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Solution for a+1/a=5 equation:



a+1/a=5
We move all terms to the left:
a+1/a-(5)=0
Domain of the equation: a!=0
a∈R
We multiply all the terms by the denominator
a*a-5*a+1=0
We add all the numbers together, and all the variables
-5a+a*a+1=0
Wy multiply elements
a^2-5a+1=0
a = 1; b = -5; c = +1;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -52-4·1·1
Δ = 21
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$a_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$a_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$a_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-5)-\sqrt{21}}{2*1}=\frac{5-\sqrt{21}}{2} $
$a_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-5)+\sqrt{21}}{2*1}=\frac{5+\sqrt{21}}{2} $

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