SOLUTION: the sum of a number and twice its reciprocal is 11/3. find the numbers.

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Question 851633: the sum of a number and twice its reciprocal is 11/3. find the numbers.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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N%2B2%2FN=11%2F3
N%5E2%2B2=%2811%2F3%29N
3N%5E2%2B6=11N
3N%5E2-11N%2B6=0
%283N-2%29%28N-3%29=0
Two solutions:
3N-2=0
3N=2
N=2%2F3
and
N-3=0
N=3