SOLUTION: Quotient of two and a number is the sum of the number and its reciprocal

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Question 1046315: Quotient of two and a number is the sum of the number and its reciprocal

Answer by MathLover1(20850)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

let's number be
Quotient of two and a number is:
it is equal to the sum of the number and its reciprocal :



........both sides multiply by


...factor

solutions:
if ->
if ->

so, your number could be or




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