SOLUTION: True or False: The sum of the reciprocals of two positive numbers is equal to the reciprocal of their sum?

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Question 563428: True or False: The sum of the reciprocals of two positive numbers is equal to the reciprocal of their sum?
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False, 1%2Fx%2B1%2Fy%3C%3E1%2F%28x%2By%29

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1%2F2%2B1%2F3%3C%3E1%2F%282%2B3%29


5%2F6%3C%3E1%2F5
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