SOLUTION: Find Positive Root: {{{ 2x^-1+ (x-1)^-1=4 }}}

Question 41306: Find Positive Root:
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Find the positive root:
Simplify.
Add the fractions on the left side.
Simplify.
Multiply both sides by x^2-x
Simplify.
Subtract 3x-2 from both sides.
} Solve the quadratic equation by the quadratic formula:
Simplify.

One positive root is:
= 1.40 (approximately)
The other positive root is:
= 0.36 (approximately)
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