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2000 Guts #29: Infinite nested radical
2000 Guts #29: Infinite nested radical
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October 25, 2014
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Problem Statement
What is the value of
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{ \sqrt{1+2\sqrt{1+3\sqrt{1+4\sqrt{1+5\sqrt{1+\cdots }}}}}}
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