SOLUTION: The sum of a number and six times its reciprocal is 5. Find the number.
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Question 294645: The sum of a number and six times its reciprocal is 5. Find the number.
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let the number be x
reciprocal will be 1/x
6 times reciprocal = 6/x
x+ 6/x = 5
x^2+6 / x = 5
x^2+6 =5x
x^2-5x+6=0
x^2-3x-2x+6=0
x(x-3)-2(x-3)=0
(x-2)(x-3)=0
x= 2 or 3
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