SOLUTION: for what positive numbers is the sum of the number and its reciprocal the smallest?

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Question 434868: for what positive numbers is the sum of the number and its reciprocal the smallest?
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for what positive numbers is the sum of the number and its reciprocal the smallest?
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1, sum of 1 and it's reciprocal = 2, All other positive integers, are greater than 2

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