document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1190759>Question 1190759</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One of the two numbers is greater than the other. if the sum of their reciprocals is 10/20, what are the number? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "1/x + 1/y = 10/20 = 1/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+y)/xy = 1/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x + 2y = xy<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 3:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6 + 2y = 3y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 5:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10 + 2y = 10y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 10/8 = 5/4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "No unique solution. </SPAN>\n" );
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