SOLUTION: The sum of a positive number and 13 is 140 times the reciprocal of the number. Find the number
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Question 984049: The sum of a positive number and 13 is 140 times the reciprocal of the number. Find the number
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let's a positive number be and its reciprocal
given:
....solve for
...factor completely
solutions:
if =>
if =>
check:
...if
........true
...if
........true
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