Question: Simplify $ \sqrt{1+{{( \frac{x^{4}-1}{-2x^{2}} )}^{2}}}. $
Options:
A) $ \frac{x^{4}+1}{2x^{2}} $
B) $ \frac{\sqrt{x^{2}+1}}{2x^{2}} $
C) $ \frac{x^{4}+2x^{2}-1}{2x^{2}} $
D) $ \frac{x^{4}-1}{2x^{2}} $
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Answer:
Correct Answer: A
Solution:
- $ \sqrt{1+( \frac{x^{4}-1^{2}}{-2x^{2}} )}=\sqrt{1+\frac{{{(x^{4}-1)}^{2}}}{4x^{4}}} $
$ =\sqrt{\frac{4x^{4}+x^{8}+1-2x^{4}}{4x^{4}}}=\sqrt{\frac{{{(x^{4}+1)}^{2}}}{{{(2x^{2})}^{2}}}} $
$ =\sqrt{\frac{x^{8}+2x^{4}+1}{4x^{4}}}=\frac{x^{4}+1}{2x^{2}} $