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Question 238452: two positive numbers have a difference of 2. their reciprocals have a sum of 20/21. what are the numbers
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
From eq. 1
Substitute into eq. 2,
Multiply by
Multiply by
Two solutions:
.
.
Since the solution only allows positive numbers, we'll only use B=3/2.
Now solve for A.
Check the solution.
The solution checks out.
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