SOLUTION: If 4times yhe reciprocal of a number is equal to the nine times the numbers.find the numbers

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Question 1071981: If 4times yhe reciprocal of a number is equal to the nine times the numbers.find the numbers
Answer by ikleyn(52878) About Me  (Show Source):
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4%2Fx = 9x  ====>  x%5E2 = 4%2F9  ====>  x = +/- sqrt%284%2F9%29 = +/- 2%2F3.


There are two solutions: a) x = 2%2F3  and  b) x = -2%2F3.