SOLUTION: A natural number is increased by 5 is equal to 36 times the reciprocal of the number. Find the number.

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Question 1070108: A natural number is increased by 5 is equal to 36 times the reciprocal of the number. Find the number.

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Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
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natural number is increased by 5 is equal to 36 times the reciprocal of the number.
n + 5 = 36 *
multiply both sides by n, results:
n^2 + 5n = 36
A quadratic equation
n^2 + 5n - 36 = 0
Factors
(n + 9)(n - 4) = 0
n = -9
but
n = +4 is the number
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Check in original equation
4 + 5 = 36 *

Answer by rothauserc(4718) (Show Source):
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let n be the natural number, then
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((n + 5) / 1) = (36 / n)
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cross multiply fractions
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n(n + 5) = 36
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n^2 +5n -36 = 0
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(n + 9) * (n - 4) = 0
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Note that a natural number is a positive integer
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n = -9, n = 4
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we reject the negative number, -9 as a solution
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The natural number solution is 4
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check answer
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4 + 5 = (36 / 4)
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9 = 9
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our answer checks
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