SOLUTION: the product of two numbers is 28, and the sum of the same two numbers is 112. Find the sum of reciprocals

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Question 884866: the product of two numbers is 28, and the sum of the same two numbers is 112. Find the sum of reciprocals
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Impossible.
If the product of two numbers is 28, the choices for the numbers are:
28,1
14,2
7,4
None of those choices will give you a sum of 112.
.
Maybe a typo? 7 & 4 would give you a sum of 11.
In that case, the reciprocals are and
To add them together, find a common denominator.
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.
If the sum you meant to post was something else, change out the numbers. Or repost with the correct information.
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