if a number id added to three times its reciprocal, the result is 5 3/5. find the number. Share with your friends Share 0 Varun.Rawat answered this Let the number = xNow, its reciprocal = 1xNow, according to question : x + 3x = 535⇒x2 + 3x = 285⇒5x2 - 28x + 15 = 0⇒5x2 - 25x - 3x + 15 = 0⇒5xx - 5 - 3x - 5 = 0⇒5x - 3x - 5 = 0⇒5x - 3 = 0 or x - 5 = 0⇒x = 35 or x = 5So, required number is 35 or 5. 0 View Full Answer Aishani Pandey answered this god knows 0 Sai Vignesh Follow Me @sigvins... answered this vcb 0 Yaggu answered this ok 0