Solve.
-One number plus eighteen times its reciprocal is equal to nine.
A) $- 3$ or 6
B) $- 6$ or 3
C) $- 6$ or $- 3$
D) 3 or 6

Name: Solve. -One number plus eighteen times its reciprocal is equal to nine. A) $- 3$ or 6 B) $- 6$ or 3 C) $- 6$ or $- 3$ D) 3 or 6
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The equation can be written as $x + \frac{18}{x} = 9$. Multiplying both sides by $x$ gives a quadratic equation: $x^2 - 9x + 18 = 0$. Factoring this equation gives $(x - 3)(x - 6) = 0$, so the solutions are $x = 3$ and $x = 6$.

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