Hal-5700X@sh.itjust.works to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 9 hours agoA book costs $1 plus half it's price. How much does it cost?message-squaremessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up122arrow-down110
arrow-up112arrow-down1message-squareA book costs $1 plus half it's price. How much does it cost?Hal-5700X@sh.itjust.works to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 9 hours agomessage-square16fedilink
minus-squareexpatriado@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up48arrow-down1·edit-28 hours agox = 1 + x/2 2x = 2 + x x = 2
minus-squareKalcifer@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up14·8 hours agoAlso, if applied recursively, it approaches 2:
x = 1 + x/2
2x = 2 + x
x = 2
Also, if applied recursively, it approaches 2: