Jun 10, 2007 #1 A amriths04 Full Member level 5 Joined Jul 15, 2006 Messages 263 Helped 23 Reputation 46 Reaction score 9 Trophy points 1,298 Activity points 2,819 y = sqrt(1 + 2(sqrt(1 + 3(sqrt(1 + 4(sqrt(1 + 5(sqrt(1 + ... to infinity.. what is y?. NOTE: (this cannot be done using straight-forward techniques).
y = sqrt(1 + 2(sqrt(1 + 3(sqrt(1 + 4(sqrt(1 + 5(sqrt(1 + ... to infinity.. what is y?. NOTE: (this cannot be done using straight-forward techniques).
Jun 11, 2007 #2 M mmatica Newbie level 5 Joined Mar 19, 2003 Messages 8 Helped 2 Reputation 4 Reaction score 0 Trophy points 1,281 Activity points 62 Re: reply if you can.. y=3. This is a Putnam problem, see **broken link removed** Mate
Jun 11, 2007 #3 A amriths04 Full Member level 5 Joined Jul 15, 2006 Messages 263 Helped 23 Reputation 46 Reaction score 9 Trophy points 1,298 Activity points 2,819 Re: reply if you can.. great. this can be proved using the reverse technique. you ae right.