document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=530882>Question 530882</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A number exceeds four times its reciprocal by 3. Find 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 #350239 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=oberobic><B>oberobic(2304)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=oberobic><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=350239\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x = a number<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It exceeds it's reciprocal by 3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 1/x + 3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiply both sides by x to eliminate the fraction<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 = 1 + 3x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 -3x -1 = 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This will not factor, but it can be solved by the quadratic equation.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " <TR><TD  ALIGN=MIDDLE>Solved by <A  rel=nofollow HREF=http://wiki.algebra.com/index.php/Tutoring_-_pluggable_solvers>pluggable</A> solver: <A  rel=nofollow HREF=quadratic.solver>SOLVE quadratic equation with variable</A></TD></TR>\n" );
document.write( "<TR><TD  ALIGN=LEFT>Quadratic equation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (in our case <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1x%5E2%2B-3x%2B-1+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1x%5E2%2B-3x%2B-1+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >) has the following solutons:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5B12%5D+=+%28b%2B-sqrt%28+b%5E2-4ac+%29%29%2F2%5Ca ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B12%5D+=+%28b%2B-sqrt%28+b%5E2-4ac+%29%29%2F2%5Ca\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  For these solutions to exist, the <U>discriminant</U> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > should not be a negative number.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  First, we need to compute the discriminant <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac=%28-3%29%5E2-4%2A1%2A-1=13 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac=%28-3%29%5E2-4%2A1%2A-1=13\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Discriminant d=13 is greater than zero. That means that there are two solutions: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x%5B12%5D+=+%28--3%2B-sqrt%28+13+%29%29%2F2%5Ca ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x%5B12%5D+=+%28--3%2B-sqrt%28+13+%29%29%2F2%5Ca\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5B1%5D+=+%28-%28-3%29%2Bsqrt%28+13+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+3.30277563773199 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B1%5D+=+%28-%28-3%29%2Bsqrt%28+13+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+3.30277563773199\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "    <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5B2%5D+=+%28-%28-3%29-sqrt%28+13+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+-0.302775637731995 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B2%5D+=+%28-%28-3%29-sqrt%28+13+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+-0.302775637731995\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    Quadratic expression <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1x%5E2%2B-3x%2B-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1x%5E2%2B-3x%2B-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > can be factored:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1x%5E2%2B-3x%2B-1+=+1%28x-3.30277563773199%29%2A%28x--0.302775637731995%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1x%5E2%2B-3x%2B-1+=+1%28x-3.30277563773199%29%2A%28x--0.302775637731995%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "  Again, the answer is: 3.30277563773199, -0.302775637731995.\n" );
document.write( "Here's your graph:<BR>\n" );
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