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Question 841217: Please help me solve this question: twice the reciprocal of the larger positive even integer exceeds half of the smaller even integer by 1. find the integers. Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! let a = the larger integer
let b = the smaller
Just write an equation for what it says:
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twice the reciprocal of the larger positive even integer exceeds half of the smaller even integer by 1.
2* = b + 1
multiply both sides by 2
4* = b + 2 = b + 2 - 2 = b
find the integers.
The only positive even integers that would satisfy this: a=2, b=0
