document.write( "Question 637791: a number, plus ten times its reciprocal, is seven. Find all such numbers. \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "let' a number be \"x\" and its reciprocal will be \"1%2Fx\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "given:
\n" ); document.write( "a number, plus ten times its reciprocal, is seven; this means\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2B10%281%2Fx%29=7\"...now we solve for \"x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2B10%2Fx=7\"....both sides multiply by \"x\" to get a rid of fraction\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2Ax%2B%2810%2Fx%29x=7%2Ax\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2%2B%2810%2Fcross%28x%29%29cross%28x%29=7x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2%2B10=7x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2-7x%2B10=0\"....solve using quadratic formula\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-%28-7%29+%2B-+sqrt%28+%28-7%29%5E2-4%2A1%2A10+%29%29%2F%282%2A1%29+\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%287+%2B-+sqrt%2849-40+%29%29%2F2+\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%287+%2B-+sqrt%289+%29%29%2F2+\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%287+%2B-3%29%2F2+\" \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%287+%2B3%29%2F2+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+10%2F2+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+5+\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%287+-3%29%2F2+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+4%2F2+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+2\"\r
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