SOLUTION: The sum of a fraction and its reciprocal is 13/6. What is the fraction?

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Question 252766: The sum of a fraction and its reciprocal is 13/6. What is the fraction?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a/b+b/a=13/6
not enough info to solve for both a and b
a can't equal zero nor b
13/6=2 1/6
we can try trial and error.