document.write( "Question 479634: A number less it reciprocal is 8/3. What is the number? \n" ); document.write( "

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x- 1/x = 8/3\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "LCD = 3x
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3x^2-3==8x
\n" ); document.write( "3x^2-8x-3=0
\n" ); document.write( "Find the roots of the equation by quadratic formula
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\n" ); document.write( "a= 3 ,b= -8 ,c= -3
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\n" ); document.write( "b^2-4ac= 64 + 36
\n" ); document.write( "b^2-4ac= 100
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=%28-b%2B-sqrt%28b%5E2-4ac%29%29%2F%282a%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x1=%28-b%2Bsqrt%28b%5E2-4ac%29%29%2F%282a%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x1=%28-12%2B21%29%2F%286%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "x1=( 8 + 10 )/ 6
\n" ); document.write( "x1= 3
\n" ); document.write( "x2=( 8 -10 ) / 6
\n" ); document.write( "x2= -0.33
\n" ); document.write( "x=3 or -0.33\r
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