Hal-5700X@sh.itjust.works to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 month agoA book costs $1 plus half it's price. How much does it cost?message-squaremessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareA book costs $1 plus half it's price. How much does it cost?Hal-5700X@sh.itjust.works to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 month agomessage-square14fedilink
minus-squareexpatriado@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-21 month agox = 1 + x/2 2x = 2 + x x = 2
minus-squareKalcifer@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoAlso, if applied recursively, it approaches 2:
x = 1 + x/2
2x = 2 + x
x = 2
Also, if applied recursively, it approaches 2: