Martin Raj Kumar
Last Activity: 7 Years ago
X+1/X =3, thefore( x+1/x)^2=x^2+1/x^2+2 =9,so x^+x^2=7 . likewise,x^3+1/x^3=18
Also,(x^2+1/x^2)(x^3+1/x^3)=x^5+1/x^5+x+1/X=
18x7=126.
therefore x^5+1/x^5=126-3=123
the correct answer is 123.The rest of the steps are correct