To find: The value of positive real number for the given condition.
Answer to Problem 3P
The value of positive real number is 1.618.
Explanation of Solution
Given:
The positive real number is 1 more than its reciprocal.
Calculation:
Consider the positive real number is x .
According to the problem,
Simplify the above expression.
The solution of the given equation is obtained by using the quadratic formula.
For a
Comparing the given equation with the standard quadratic equation, the coefficients are:
Substituting these in the formula for the roots.
Therefore, the value of positive real number is 1.618.
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