SOLUTION: Translate the verbal phrase: �The difference between a number and its reciprocal

SOLUTION: Translate the verbal phrase: �The difference between a number and its reciprocal

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Question 531237: Translate the verbal phrase: �The difference between a number and its reciprocal
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Translate the verbal phrase: �The difference between a number and its reciprocal
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Ans: x-(1/x)
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