document.write( "Question 851628: One number is twice another. The sum of their reciprocals is 3/16. Find the numbers. \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "Let x represent the smaller number 
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document.write( "\"1%2Fx+%2B+1%2F%282x%29+=+3%2F16\"
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document.write( "\"3x%2F2x%5E2+=+3%2F16\"    | Cross Multiplying 
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document.write( " 48x = 6x^2
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document.write( "   6x^2 - 48x = 0
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document.write( "  6x(x-8) = 0,  x = 8  |note x = 0 is an extraneous root
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document.write( " Numbers are:  8, 16
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document.write( "\"1%2F8+%2B+1%2F16+=+24%2F128+=+3%2F16\"
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