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Convergence of a positive simple continued fraction
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Convergence of a positive simple continued fraction
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Created
2026-09-24
Updated
2026-11-05
When
b
j
=
1
and
a
j
are positive
integers
, adjacent convergents satisfy
p
n
q
n
−
1
−
q
n
p
n
−
1
=
(
−
1
)
n
+
1
.
(1)
Even and odd convergents are monotone from opposite sides, their separation is
1/
(
q
n
q
n
+
1
)
, and
q
n
→
∞
. They therefore have
a
common limit
x
, with
q
n
p
n
−
x
+
q
n
+
1
p
n
+
1
−
x
=
q
n
q
n
+
1
1
.
(2)
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