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Hatcher-Topology-of-Numbers · Problem 2.2.1
Continued Fractions
Mathematics — Algebraic Topology · infinite-continued-fractions-values
Problem Compute the values of the following infinite continued fractions:
(a) 1 4 ‾ \overline{\frac{1}{4}} 4 1
(b) 1 n ‾ \overline{\frac{1}{n}} n 1 for an arbitrary positive integer n n n
(c) 1 2 + 1 3 ‾ \overline{\frac{1}{2} + \frac{1}{3}} 2 1 + 3 1 and 1 1 + 1 2 + 1 3 ‾ \frac{1}{1} + \overline{\frac{1}{2} + \frac{1}{3}} 1 1 + 2 1 + 3 1
(d) 1 1 + 1 2 + 1 1 + 1 6 ‾ \overline{\frac{1}{1} + \frac{1}{2} + \frac{1}{1} + \frac{1}{6}} 1 1 + 2 1 + 1 1 + 6 1 and 1 1 + 1 4 + 1 1 + 1 2 + 1 1 + 1 6 ‾ \frac{1}{1} + \frac{1}{4} + \overline{\frac{1}{1} + \frac{1}{2} + \frac{1}{1} + \frac{1}{6}} 1 1 + 4 1 + 1 1 + 2 1 + 1 1 + 6 1
(e) 1 2 + 1 3 + 1 5 ‾ \overline{\frac{1}{2} + \frac{1}{3} + \frac{1}{5}} 2 1 + 3 1 + 5 1
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