SOLUTION: The average of a number and its reciprocal is 13/5. Find the numbers.

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Question 833031: The average of a number and its reciprocal is 13/5. Find the numbers.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39626)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x is the number.

, which will become a quadratic equation during the steps toward finding x.

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