Edexcel AEA 2003 June — Question 6

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleAEA (Advanced Extension Award)
Year2003
SessionJune
TopicLaws of Logarithms

6.(a)Show that $$\sqrt { 2 + \sqrt { 3 } } - \sqrt { 2 - \sqrt { 3 } } = \sqrt { 2 }$$ (b)Hence prove that $$\log _ { \frac { 1 } { 8 } } ( \sqrt { 2 + \sqrt { 3 } } - \sqrt { 2 - \sqrt { 3 } } ) = - \frac { 1 } { 6 } .$$ (c)Find all possible pairs of integers \(a\) and \(n\) such that $$\log _ { \frac { 1 } { n } } ( \sqrt { a + \sqrt { 15 } } - \sqrt { a - \sqrt { 15 } } ) = - \frac { 1 } { 2 } .$$