can be written as , where , , , and are positive integers. Enter .
Notation: denotes the Euler's number .
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The Continued fraction for e x , found in The Application of Continued Fractions and Their Generalizations to Problems in Approximation Theory by A. N. Khovanskii (1963), pg 114, is:
e x = 1 + 2 − x + 6 + 1 0 + 1 4 + ⋱ x 2 x 2 x 2 2 x
So:
e = 1 + 1 + 6 + 1 0 + 1 4 + ⋱ 1 1 1 2
Let us call:
B ≐ 6 + 1 0 + 1 4 + ⋱ 1 1 1
So:
e = 1 + 1 + B 2
B = e − 1 3 − e
But, also:
A = 2 + B
So:
A = e − 1 e + 1
Thus:
a = b = c = d = 1 → 4 a + 3 b + 2 c + d = 1 0