Let a is a real number satisfying a3+1a3=18. Then the value of a4+1a4is ____.
Let a+1a=t⇒a3+1a3=18t3−3t−18=0 (1)t = 3 satisfies (1)Hence factorizing (1)(t−3)t2+3t+6=0t = 3 only is the solution∴ a+1a=3⇒a2+1a2=7⇒a4+1a4=47