document.write( "Question 281883: The sum of a number, its reciprocal and 4 times its reciprocal is 6. What is a possible number?\r
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X + 1/X + 4/X = 6 multiply by X
\n" ); document.write( "x^2 + 5 = 6X
\n" ); document.write( "x^2 - 6x + 5 = 0
\n" ); document.write( "(X - 5)(X - 1)=0
\n" ); document.write( "X = 1 or 5
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