Question 1089560
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FATHER                 {{{1/t}}}

SON                    {{{1/(t+1)}}}

FATHER AND SON          {{{1/8}}}
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{{{1/t+1/(t+1)=1/8}}}

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ALTERNATIVE:
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FATHER                 {{{1/(x-1)}}}
SON                    {{{1/x}}}
FATHER AND SON          {{{1/8}}}
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{{{1/(x-1)+1/x=1/8}}}
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{{{8x+8(x-1)=x(x-1)}}}
{{{8x+8x-8=x^2-x}}}
{{{16x-8=x^2-x}}}
{{{x^2-17x+8=0}}}
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{{{x=(17+sqrt(17^2-4*8))/2}}}
{{{x=(17+sqrt(257))/2}}}
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 <b>{{{highlight(x=16.516)}}}</b>



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{{{1/(16.5-1)+1/16.5=0.0645+0.60606=0.125}}}, <pre>close enough to {{{1/8}}}</pre>