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For positive non-zero real variables $x$ and $y$, if
$ln\left(\frac{x+y}{2}\right) = \frac{1}{2} [ln\left(x\right) + ln\left(y\right)]$
then, the value of $\frac{x}{y} + \frac{y}{x}$ is

The correct answer is
2

Logarithmic Equation Simplification

We are given the equation for positive non-zero real variables $x$ and $y$: $ ln\left(\frac{x+y}{2}\right) = \frac{1}{2} [ln\left(x\right) + ln\left(y\right)] $

Applying Logarithm Properties

Using the logarithm property $ln(a) + ln(b) = ln(ab)$, the right side becomes:

$ \frac{1}{2} [ln\left(x\right) + ln\left(y\right)] = \frac{1}{2} ln(xy) $

Using the property $c \cdot ln(a) = ln(a^c)$, this simplifies to:

$ ln((xy)^{\frac{1}{2}}) = ln(\sqrt{xy}) $

Equating Arguments

The equation now is: $ ln\left(\frac{x+y}{2}\right) = ln(\sqrt{xy}) $ Since the natural logarithm function is one-to-one, we can equate the arguments:

$ \frac{x+y}{2} = \sqrt{xy} $

Solving for Variable Relationship

Multiply both sides by 2:

$ x+y = 2\sqrt{xy} $

Square both sides to eliminate the square root:

$ (x+y)^2 = (2\sqrt{xy})^2 $ $ x^2 + 2xy + y^2 = 4xy $

Rearrange the terms to form a quadratic expression:

$ x^2 - 2xy + y^2 = 0 $

Factor the expression, which is a perfect square:

$ (x-y)^2 = 0 $

Taking the square root gives:

$ x-y = 0 $ $ x = y $

Calculating the Required Value

We need to find the value of $\frac{x}{y} + \frac{y}{x}$. Since we found $x=y$, we can substitute $y$ with $x$ (or vice versa):

$ \frac{x}{x} + \frac{x}{x} = 1 + 1 $ $ = 2 $

Therefore, the value of $\frac{x}{y} + \frac{y}{x}$ is 2.

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Important Questions from Algebra

  1. If $Pe^x = Qe^{-x}$ for all real values of $x$, which one of the following statements is true?
  2. The relationship between two variables $x$ and $y$ is given by $x + py + q = 0$ and is shown in the figure. Find the values of $p$ and $q$.
    Note: The figure shown is representative.

  3. The real variables $x, y, z$ and the real constants $p, q, r $ satisfy 
    $\frac{x}{pq - r^2} = \frac{y}{qr - p^2} = \frac{z}{rp - q^2}$
    Given the denominators are non-zero, the value of $px + qy + rz$ is

  4. The complex function 
    $e^{-\left(\frac{2}{z-1}\right)}$ 
    has __________________

  5. Consider two matrices: $P = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 2 \\ 0 & 1 \end{bmatrix}$ and $Q = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 0 \\ 1 & 0 \end{bmatrix}$. 
    Which of the following statement is/are true?

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