ĐKXĐ: a ≥ 0
a) Ta có:
P = \(\left(1-\dfrac{2\sqrt{a}}{a+1}\right):\left(\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{a}+1}-\dfrac{2\sqrt{a}}{a\sqrt{a}+\sqrt{a}+a+1}\right)\)
= \(\dfrac{a-2\sqrt{a}+1}{a+1}:\left(\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{a}+1}-\dfrac{2\sqrt{a}}{\left(\sqrt{a}+1\right)\left(a+1\right)}\right)\)
= \(\dfrac{\left(\sqrt{a}-1\right)^2}{a+1}:\dfrac{a-2\sqrt{a}+1}{\left(\sqrt{a}+1\right)\left(a+1\right)}\)
= \(\dfrac{\left(\sqrt{a}-1\right)^2}{a+1}.\dfrac{\left(\sqrt{a}+1\right)\left(a+1\right)}{\left(\sqrt{a}-1\right)^2}\)
Vậy P = \(\sqrt{a}+1\) với a ≥ 0
b) Ta có: a = \(1996-2\sqrt{1995}\) = \(\left(\sqrt{1995}-1\right)^2\) (TMĐK)
⇒ \(\sqrt{a}=\sqrt{1995}-1\). Thay vào P ta được
P = \(\sqrt{1995}-1+1=\sqrt{1995}\)
Vậy P = \(\sqrt{1995}\) khi a = \(1996-2\sqrt{1995}\)