document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=98250>Question 98250</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A number is 2 1/10 more than its reciprocal. Find the number.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "{2/3, 3/5, 5/4, 5/2}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please teach me how to do this in order by order!!! PLEASE!!! Thank you. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #71442 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><B>checkley71(8403)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><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=71442\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> N=21/10=1/N<BR>\n" );
document.write( "N-1/N=21/10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(N^2-1)/N=21/10 CROSS MULTIPLY<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10N^2-10=21N<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10N^-21N-10=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(5N+2)(2N-5)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5N+2=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5N=-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "N=-2/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2N-5=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2N=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "N=5/2 ANSWER.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROOF<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5/2=21/10+1/5/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5/2=21/10+2/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5/2=(21+2+2)/10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5/2=25/10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5/2=5/2\r<BR>\n" );
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