3 years ago

The sum of a number and twice its reciprocal is 27/5. Findthe number.

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1 answer:

vovangra [49]3 years ago

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Answer:

x , reciprocal= 1/x

x+2(1/x)=27/5

x+2/x=27/5

x^2+2=27/5*x

x^2-27/5*x+2=0

(x-5)(x-2/5)=0

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The sum of a number and twice its reciprocal is 27/5. Findthe number.