SOLUTION: c...ch5 one number is 2 times another. If the sum of their reciprocal is (1)/(4), find the two numbers.

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Question 74764: c...ch5
one number is 2 times another. If the sum of their reciprocal is (1)/(4), find the two numbers.
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
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one number is 2 times another.
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x, 2x
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If the sum of their reciprocal is (1)/(4), find the two numbers.
1%2Fx+%2B+1%2F%282x%29 = 1%2F4
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Mult equation by 4x, to get rid of the denominators, resulting in:
4 + 2 = x
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x = 6
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Check:
1%2F6+%2B+1%2F12 = 1%2F4