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\n" ); document.write( "let a number be \"x\" and its reciprocal \"1%2Fx\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if the sum of a number and its reciprocal is \"13+%2F+6\", we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2B1%2Fx=13%2F6\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%5E2%2B1%29%2Fx=13%2F6\"...........cross multiply\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"6%28x%5E2%2B1%29=13x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"6x%5E2%2B6=13x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"6x%5E2-4x-9x%2B6=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%286x%5E2-4x%29-%289x-6%29=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%283x-2%29-3%283x-2%29=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%282x+-+3%29+%283x+-+2%29+=+0\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if \"%282x+-+3%29+=+0\"=>\"2x=3\"=>\"x=3%2F2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if \"+%283x+-+2%29+=+0\"=>\"3x=2\"=>\"x=2%2F3\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, your numbers are:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=3%2F2\" and its reciprocal \"x=2%2F3\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "or vice versa \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=2%2F3\" and its reciprocal \"x=3%2F2\"\r
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