Concept explainers
When the reciprocal of a real number is subtracted from 1, the difference is equal to the number. We have to determine the number.
Answer to Problem 2MPS
There is no real number which when subtracted from 1, the difference is equal to the number.
Explanation of Solution
The reciprocal of a real number is subtracted from 1, the difference is equal to the number.
Le the number be
The given statement can be written as,
Now we solve,
Hence the number we got is a complex conjugates. Therefore there is no real number.
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