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Putnam 1995 B4

  • Session B

Evaluate 2207−12207−12207−…8.\sqrt[8]{2207 - \frac{1}{2207-\frac{1}{2207-\dots}}}. Express your answer in the form a+bcd\frac{a+b\sqrt{c}}{d}, where a,b,c,da,b,c,d are integers.

Curated text Kedlaya Putnam archive. Quoted with source.

Solutions

Human solution Solution 1 by Kiran Kedlaya

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