document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=278332>Question 278332</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The product of a positive even integer and the reciprocal of the next larger positive even integer equals the reciprocal of the first integer. Find the integer. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let one number be x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the other number will be x+2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "reciprocal of this number = 1/ x+2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x* 1/ x+2 = 1/x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x/ x+2 =1/x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2=x+2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2-x-2=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2-2x+x-2=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x(x-2)+1(x-2)=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x+1)(x-2)=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=-1 or x=2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer 2  </SPAN>\n" );
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