Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 26, 2007 at 1:14am.
A positive real number is 1 more than its reciprocal. Find the number:
A. [1-sqrt(5)]/2
B. 2
C. [1+sqrt(5)]/2
D. No solution
N = 1/N + 1 or N^2 - N - 1 = 0
From this derives N = (1 + sqrt5)/2
1.6
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