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1. The sum of a positive number and its reciprocal is thrice the difference of the number and its reciprocal. The number is :

Solution:
Let the number be x
Then,
x+1x=3(x1x)x2+1x=3(x21x)x2+1=3x232x2=4x2=2x=2

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