Hal-5700X@sh.itjust.works to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 months agoA book costs $1 plus half it's price. How much does it cost?message-squaremessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up114arrow-down17
arrow-up17arrow-down1message-squareA book costs $1 plus half it's price. How much does it cost?Hal-5700X@sh.itjust.works to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 months agomessage-square9fedilink
minus-squareexpatriado@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up25arrow-down1·edit-22 months agox = 1 + x/2 2x = 2 + x x = 2
minus-squareKalcifer@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 months agoAlso, if applied recursively, it approaches 2:
x = 1 + x/2
2x = 2 + x
x = 2
Also, if applied recursively, it approaches 2: