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Algebra Level 3

A fraction is called continuous fraction, If it is of the form:

Y = 1 + 1 2 + 1 3 + 1 4 + 1 5 + . . + . . Y=\large1+\frac{1}{2+\frac{1}{3+\frac{1}{4+\frac{1}{5+\frac{.}{.+\frac{.}{.}}}}}}

knowing the above fraction, what can be said about Z Z , which contains the continued fraction below:

Z = 1 + 1 2 1 3 + 1 4 1 5 + . . . . + . . . . . 1 ( n 1 ) [ ± ] 1 n Z=\huge1+\frac{1}{2-\frac{1}{3+\frac{1}{4-\frac{1}{5+\frac{.}{.-\frac{.}{.+\frac{.}{..\frac{.}{.\frac{1}{(n-1)[\pm]\frac{1}{n}}}}}}}}}}

where n n is any positive integer, and the [ ± ] [\pm] sign in the last fraction indicates that n n can be either even or odd. It will be a + + if n n is even and a - if n n is odd.


This problem is a part of the set All-Zebra

It will be a finite positive real number, and will not depend on whether n is even or odd. It will be a finite positive real number only if n is odd. It will be a finite negative real number, and will not depend on whether n is even or odd. It will be a finite negative real number only if n is odd. It will result in an infinite number.

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