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The sum of a number and twice its reciprocal is 3. What are the numbers?

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Let no be x

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X + 2(1/x) = 3

X + 2/x = 3

X^2 + 2 = 3x

X^2 - 3x + 2 = 0

X^2 - x - 2x + 2 = 0

X (x-1) - 2 (x-1) = 0

(x-2) (x-1) = 0

X= 2 or x =1

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