SOLUTION: {x + y = 9, 1/x + 1/y = 1/2} Find x and y.

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Question 866765: {x + y = 9, 1/x + 1/y = 1/2}
Find x and y.

Answer by tommyt3rd(5050)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

leads to

but
so

this means


which leads to


so that or
then we can see:
{ (3,6), (6,3) }

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