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Umnica [9.8K]
2 years ago
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The sum of the reciprocals of two consecutive integers is 9/20. Determine the consecutive integers algebraically.

Mathematics
2 answers:
fredd [130]2 years ago
8 0

Answer : The two consecutive integers are, 4 and 5

Step-by-step explanation :

Let the two consecutive number be, x and (x+1)

The sum of the reciprocals of two consecutive integers is 9/20.

The expression will be:

\frac{1}{x}+\frac{1}{x+1}=\frac{9}{20}

Now solving the term 'x', we get:

\frac{x+1+x}{(x)(x+1)}=\frac{9}{20}

\frac{2x+1}{x^2+x}=\frac{9}{20}

20(2x+1)=9(x^2+x)

40x+20=9x^2+9x

9x^2-31x-20=0

We are solving the quadratic equation by middle term splitting.

9x^2-36x-5x-20=0

9x(x-4)+5(x-4)=0

(9x+5)(x-4)=0

(9x+5)=0\text{ and }(x-4)=0

x=\frac{-5}{9}\text{ and }x=4

We are neglecting the value of x=\frac{-5}{9}

Thus we are taking x = 4

When x = 4 then (x+1) = (4+1) = 5

Thus, the two consecutive integers are, 4 and 5

DochEvi [55]2 years ago
3 0
The answer is 2 1/5.
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