Problem:
The sum of two nonzero real numbers is 4 times their product. What is the sum of the reciprocals of the two numbers?
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Solution:
Let the two numbers be and . Then . Dividing this equation by gives . One such pair of numbers is .
The problems on this page are the property of the MAA's American Mathematics Competitions