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Algebra.Com's Answer #845668 by Edwin McCravy(20054) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "You can jump right in with the quadratic equation,\r\n" );
document.write( "solving for x^-1, the reciprocal:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Take reciprocals of both sides:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then rationalize the denominator:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Using the -, similarly \r\n" );
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