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If f(x+1x)=x2+1x2f\left(x+\dfrac{1}{x}\right) = x^2 + \dfrac{1}{x^2} then f(x)=f(x) =

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 4

Note that x2+1x2=(x+1x)2−2x^2+\dfrac{1}{x^2} = \left(x+\dfrac{1}{x}\right)^2 - 2.

So f(t)=t2−2f(t) = t^2-2 where t=x+1xt = x+\dfrac{1}{x}.

Therefore f(x)=x2−2f(x) = x^2-2.

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