\[x² - 9x - 17 = 0\]
\[x_{1} + x_{2} = 9;\]
\[x_{1} \cdot x_{2} = - 17\]
\[x_{1}\ и\ \ x_{2} \Longrightarrow корни\ уравнения.\]
\[\frac{1}{x_{1}} + \frac{1}{x_{2}} = \frac{x_{2} + x_{1}}{x_{1} \cdot x_{2}} = \frac{9}{- 17} = - \frac{9}{17}\]