Hal-5700X@sh.itjust.works to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 16 days agoA book costs $1 plus half it's price. How much does it cost?message-squaremessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up114arrow-down16
arrow-up18arrow-down1message-squareA book costs $1 plus half it's price. How much does it cost?Hal-5700X@sh.itjust.works to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 16 days agomessage-square9fedilink
minus-squareexpatriado@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up24arrow-down1·edit-216 days agox = 1 + x/2 2x = 2 + x x = 2
minus-squareKalcifer@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·16 days agoAlso, if applied recursively, it approaches 2:
x = 1 + x/2
2x = 2 + x
x = 2
Also, if applied recursively, it approaches 2: