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Does f(7/6) exist?
a(1) = x,
a(n) = x * ⌈a(n-1)⌉ⁿ for n > 1 and x ∈ p/q > 1,
f(x) returns the smallest integer term a(i), starting with a(1) = x.
Example (f(4/3)=288):
a(1) = 4/3 (our x value),
a(2) = 4/3 * ⌈4/3⌉² = 16/3,
a(3) = 4/3 * ⌈16/3⌉³ = 288,
Does f(7/6) exist? Why or why not?
u/jmarent049 — 10 days ago