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Where can I find more problems like x=sqrt(6+sqrt(6+sqrt(6+...)?

The number is defined in terms of itself. The link to the example I have above is here: http://in.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=200...

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  • 8 years ago
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    This is called an infinite series I believe. I could be wrong as this might be recursion, but I guess it could be a recursively defined series. It's like:

    Let f(x) = sqrt(6+f(x))

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