document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=49569>Question 49569</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The difference between a number an three times its reciprocal = 1/2.  Find the number.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #32912 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><B>checkley71(8403)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=32912\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> X-3(1/X)=1/2 OR X-3/X=1/2 OR (X^2-3)/X=1/2 OR 2(X^2-3)=X OR \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2X^2-6-X=0 OR 2X^2-X+6=0 OR X^2-.5X+3=0 OR USING THE QUADRATIC EQUATION WE GET X=.25+1.7i & X=.25-1.7i. </SPAN>\n" );
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