If a2 +b2 = 45 and ab= 18 , find 1/a +1/b.

A 1/3
B 2/3
C 1/2
D can not be determined

Correct Answer: 1/2

<math xmlns = "http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mfrac><mn>1</mn><mi>a</mi></mfrac><mo> + </mo><mfrac><mn>1</mn><mi>b</mi></mfrac><mo> = </mo><mfrac><msqrt><mstyle displaystyle = "true"><msup><mfenced><mrow><mi>a</mi><mo> + </mo><mi>b</mi></mrow></mfenced><mn>2</mn></msup></mstyle></msqrt><mrow><mi>a</mi><mi>b</mi></mrow></mfrac><mo> = </mo><mfrac><msqrt><msup><mi>a</mi><mn>2</mn></msup><mo> + </mo><mn>2</mn><mi>a</mi><mi>b</mi><mo> + </mo><msup><mi>b</mi><mn>2</mn></msup></msqrt><mrow><mi>a</mi><mi>b</mi></mrow></mfrac><mo> = </mo><mfrac><mrow><msqrt><msup><mi>a</mi><mn>2</mn></msup><mo> + </mo><msup><mi>b</mi><mn>2</mn></msup></msqrt><mstyle displaystyle = "true"><mo> + </mo></mstyle><mstyle displaystyle = "true"><mn>2</mn></mstyle><mstyle displaystyle = "true"><mi>a</mi></mstyle><mstyle displaystyle = "true"><mi>b</mi></mstyle></mrow><mrow><mi>a</mi><mi>b</mi></mrow></mfrac><mo> = </mo><mfrac><msqrt><mn>45</mn><mo> + </mo><mn>2</mn><mo>&#xD7;</mo><mn>18</mn></msqrt><mn>18</mn></mfrac><mo> = </mo><mfrac><mn>1</mn><mn>2</mn></mfrac></math>
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