fraction

seed

a

315f5bdb

b

76d078c4

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3b8ac0064e4a0164612b1fce77c869345bfc94c75894edd3

29 Apr 2021

Convert a and b into integers and form them into a proper fraction (a fraction whose numerator is less than the denominator).

We then show the process of turning this fraction into a sum of unit fractions. This is commonly referred to as an Egyptian fraction.

In particular, our algorithm for doing so is a greedy one. The numbers grow fast very quickly.