Question

the sum of an interger and its reciprocal is 37/6 ... how do u find this?

Answer 1

Let x be the integer, the reciprocal will be 1/x so the sum will be\[x + \frac1x = \frac{37}{6}\]

Answer 2

how do i get the integer?

Answer 3

Rearrange the equation to solve for x.

Answer 4

im lost

Answer 5

6 is the integer.

since you are adding reciprocal to the number, the integer is nothing but the integer you get when you do 37/6. got it ?

Answer 6

ohh okay i get it thanks