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HMMT 2002 U6

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Find all values of xx that satisfy x=1−x+x2−x3+x4−x5+⋯x=1-x+x^{2}-x^{3}+x^{4}-x^{5}+\cdots (be careful; this is tricky).

Dataset text NuminaMath olympiads. Quoted with source.

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\frac{-1+\sqrt{5}}{2}

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