Question

The sum of a number and its reciprocal is 2 4/15. Find the number.
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Answer 1

Answer:

x= 3/5, x = 5/3.

Step-by-step explanation:

let a no. be x:

it's reciprocal is 1/x

x+1/x=24/15 X2+1/x=34/15

15x2+15-34x=0. 15x2-34x+15=0

15x2 -25x-9x+15=0

5x(3x-5)-3(3x-5)=0

(3x-5) (5x-3)=0

x=5/3. x=3/5

So, numbers are 5/3 or 3/5.

Here,x means variable x.

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