The sum of two numbers is ten. Their product is twenty. Can
you find the sum of the reciprocals of the two numbers?
Answer: ½. this
problem can be worked by simultaneous equations, but the solution shown below
is a cleverer, more intuitive approach.
⅟ₐ + ⅟b = a+b/ab
= 10/20 = ½
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