CLAT Sample Paper CLAT Sample Paper-3

  • question_answer
    Simplify \[\frac{{{a}^{1/2}}+{{a}^{-1/2}}}{1-a}+\frac{1-{{a}^{-1/2}}}{1+\sqrt{a}}\]

    A)  \[\frac{a}{a-1}\]

    B)  \[\frac{a-1}{2}\]

    C)  \[\frac{2}{a-1}\]

    D)  \[\frac{2}{1-a}\]

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    \[\frac{{{a}^{1/2}}+{{a}^{-1/2}}}{1-a}+\frac{1-{{a}^{-1/2}}}{1+\sqrt{a}}\] \[=\frac{{{a}^{1/2}}+{{a}^{-1/2}}}{(1+{{a}^{1/2}})\,(1-{{a}^{1/2}})}+\frac{1-{{a}^{-1/2}}}{1+{{a}^{1/2}}}\] \[=\frac{{{a}^{1/2}}+{{a}^{-1/2}}+(1-{{a}^{-1/2}})\,(1-{{a}^{1/2}})}{(1+{{a}^{1/2}})\,(1-{{a}^{1/2}})}\] \[=\frac{{{a}^{1/2}}+{{a}^{-1/2}}+1-{{a}^{-1/2}}-{{a}^{1/2}}+1}{1-a}\] \[=\frac{2}{1-a}\]


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