Sum of the Reciprocals

Ramarao Rama Rao
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 simile. Tenuous equations, but the solution shown below is a more clever, More intuitive approach.  1/a+1/b=a+b/ab = 10/20 = 1/2 

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