SOLUTION: The reciprocal of half a number increased by half the reciprocal of the number is 1/2. Find the number

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Question 276783: The reciprocal of half a number increased by half the reciprocal of the number is 1/2. Find the number
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A number:

Half of the number:

The reciprocal of half of the number:

The reciprocal of the number:

Half of the reciprocal of the number:

Add the two quantities because one is increased by the other:



because "is" means equals, despite what Bill Clinton thinks.

Now just solve for

John