document.write( "Question 1011506: May you please help me with this question? two consecutive integers are represented by n and n+2 the sum of the reciprocals of the integers is 29/420. find the integers. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"n\" and \"n%2B2\" the sum of the reciprocals of the integers is \"29%2F420\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "for integer \"n\" reciprocal is \"1%2Fn\"
\n" ); document.write( "for integer \"n%2B2\" reciprocal is \"1%2F%28n%2B2%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if the sum of the reciprocals is \"29%2F420\", we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"1%2Fn%2B1%2F%28n%2B2%29=29%2F420\"........solve for \"n\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"1%28n%2B2%29%2F%28n%28n%2B2%29%29%2B%281%2An%29%2F%28n%28n%2B2%29%29=29%2F420\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28n%2B2%2Bn%29%2F%28n%28n%2B2%29%29=29%2F420\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%282n%2B2%29%2F%28n%5E2%2B2n%29=29%2F420\"...cross multiply\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"420%282n%2B2%29=29%28n%5E2%2B2n%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"840n%2B840=29n%5E2%2B58n\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"0=29n%5E2%2B58n-840n-840\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"29n%5E2-782n-840=0\"...factor\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"29n%5E2-812n%2B30n-840=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%2829n%5E2-812n%29%2B%2830n-840%29=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"29n%28n-28%29%2B30%28n-28%29=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28n-28%29+%2829+n%2B30%29+=+0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "solutions:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if \"%28n-28%29++=+0\"=>\"n=28\"
\n" ); document.write( "if \"+%2829+n%2B30%29+=+0\"=>\"n=-30%2F29\"-> since we need an integer, disregard this solution\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, your integers are: \"n=28\" and \"n%2B2=30\"
\n" ); document.write( " their reciprocals are: \"1%2F28\" and \"1%2F30\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "check their sum: \"1%2F28%2B1%2F30\" ....since \"LCM+%2828%2C30%29=420\", we have
\n" ); document.write( "\"15%2F420%2B14%2F420=29%2F420\"\r
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