SOLUTION: If the sum of the reciprocals of the roots of the equation 3x^2+7x+k is-7/3,what is k? Thank you.

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Question 1068462: If the sum of the reciprocals of the roots of the equation 3x^2+7x+k is-7/3,what is k? Thank you.
Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!



So,

and

and

Multiply both sides by ,

Comparing to the previous equations,




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