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The sum of a number and its reciprocal is 61 30 . Find the numbers.
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The sum of a number and its reciprocal is
61
30
.
Find the numbers.

User Tatsuhirosatou
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let's say the number is hmmm "a", its reciprocal would then be 1/a
thus
\bf a+\cfrac{1}{a}=\cfrac{61}{30}

solve for "a"
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