SOLUTION: When four times a number that is added to twice the reciprocal of the number and the answer is 6. What are the number(s)?

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Question 521091: When four times a number that is added to twice the reciprocal of the number and the answer is 6. What are the number(s)?
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Let represent the number, then



Multiply both sides by





Solve the quadratic for . Check for extraneous roots.

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