document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=324261>Question 324261</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1 number is twice another number, if the sum of their reciprocal is 1/4 find the 2 numbers </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's have x & y represent the two numbers. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The equations will be:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/y + 1/2x = 1/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Replace y with 2x to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/2x + 1/2x = 1/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Combine terms to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2/2x=1/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply each side by 8x to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8=2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide each side by 2:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Make sense?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "RJ <BR>\n" );
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