Answer:
Hello,
3842
Step-by-step explanation:
[tex]a=4-\sqrt{15} \\\\\dfrac{1}{a} =\dfrac{1}{4-\sqrt{15}} \\\\=\dfrac{4+\sqrt{15}}{(4-\sqrt{15})*(4+\sqrt{15})}\\\\=\dfrac{4+\sqrt{15}}{16-15} \\\\=4+\sqrt{15}\\\\[/tex]
[tex]a+\dfrac{1}{a} =4-\sqrt{15}+4+\sqrt{15}=8\\\\[/tex]
[tex](a+\dfrac{1}{a} )^2=a^2+\dfrac{1}{a^2} +2\\\\a^2+\dfrac{1}{a^2} =8^2-2=62\\[/tex]
[tex](a+\dfrac{1}{a} )^3=a^3+\dfrac{1}{a^3} +3*\dfrac{a^2}{a} +3*\dfrac{a}{a^2} \\\\8^3=a^3+\dfrac{1}{a^3} +3(a+\dfrac{1}{a} )\\\\a^3+\dfrac{1}{a^3} =8^3-3*8=488\\[/tex]
[tex](a+\dfrac{1}{a} )^4=a^4+\dfrac{1}{a^4} +4*\dfrac{a^3}{a} +6*\dfrac{a^2}{a^2} +4*\dfrac{a}{a^3}\\\\a^4+\dfrac{1}{a^4}=(a+\dfrac{1}{a} )^4-4*a^2-4*\dfrac{1}{a^2} -6\\a^4+\dfrac{1}{a^4} =8^4-4*62-6\\\\=4096-248-6\\\\=3842\\\boxed{a^4+\dfrac{1}{a^4} =3842}\\[/tex]
Using a calculator:
[tex]a=4-\sqrt{15}=0,1270166537925831148207346002176....\\\\a^4= 2,6028112122495108436170792979303e-4\\\\\dfrac{1}{a} =4+\sqrt{15} =7,8729833462074168851792653997824...\\\\\dfrac{1}{a^4}=3841,9997397188787750489156382921....\\\\a^4+\dfrac{1}{a^4} \\\\= 2,6028112122495108436170792979303e-4+3841,9997397188787750489156382921....\\\\=3842\\[/tex]
