document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=370539>Question 370539</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the sum of a number and twice its inverse reciprocal is 3.  what is the number? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #264163 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><B>edjones(8007)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=edjones><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=264163\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In this case reciprocal is the better term. Multiplicative inverse is also OK.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I would avoid \"inverse reciprocal\".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let the number be x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+2(1/x)=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 2/x = 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+2=3x multiply each side by x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-3x+2=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-2)(x-1)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=2, x=1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ed </SPAN>\n" );
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