does anyone know what name of the following series/sum is? 2+15/(2+15/(2+15/(2+15/(2+15....?

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i know the answer is 5. i just want to know what its name is.

2006-10-16 12:21:40 · 2 answers · asked by favre_fan 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics

This is known as a Continued Fraction.

It can be solved from x = 2 + 15/x, giving x =5 or x = -3. Reject x = -3.

2006-10-16 16:00:10 · answer #1 · answered by p_ne_np 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋

i think it geometric since its division

2006-10-16 20:58:53 · answer #2 · answered by Nishant P 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋