Problema Solution

Find the integers number where the sum with its inverse is 26/5

Answer provided by our tutors

Let 'x' represent the integer the the inverse number is '1/x'.

x + 1/x = 26/5

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x1 = 5

Indeed:

5 + 1/5 = 25/5 + 1/5 = 26/5.