document.write( "Question 1061661: Devide 27 into two part such that the sum of their reciprocalis 3/20.
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\"system%28x%2By=27%2C1%2Fx%2B1%2Fy=3%2F20%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y%2Bx=%283%2F20%29xy\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"20y%2B20x=3xy\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=27-x\"
\n" ); document.write( "substitute into the fraction equation.
\n" ); document.write( "\"20%2827-x%29%2B20x=3x%2827-x%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"540-20x%2B20x=81x-3x%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"540=81x-3x%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"180=27x-x%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-x%5E2%2B27x-180=0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2-27x%2B180=0\" which is factorable.
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\n" ); document.write( "\"system%28x=12%2COR%2Cx=15%29\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The two numbers are 12 and 15.
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