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The sum of two numbers is 15 if the sum of their reciprocal is 3/10 find the numbers

User Thilak Raj
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Answer:

The numbers are 10 and 5

Explanation:

x+y=15

(1/x)+(1/y)=(3/10)

(1/(15-y))+(1/y)=(3/10)

x=10, y=5

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