Nested Radicals

Algebra Level 3

2 2 2 + 2 2 4 + 2 2 8 + 2 2 16 + = ? \large \sqrt{\frac2{2^2} + \sqrt{\frac2{2^4} + \sqrt{\frac2{2^8} + \sqrt{ \frac2{2^{16}} + \ldots }}}} = \ ?

√2 1 2 1/2²

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2 solutions

Sakanksha Deo
Feb 28, 2015

Firstly,

Let,

x = 2 2 2 + 2 2 4 + . . . . . . . x = \sqrt{ \frac{2} {2^{2}} + \sqrt{ \frac{2} {2^{4}} + .......} }

Therefore,

x = 1 2 2 + 2 + . . . . . . . x = \frac{1} {2} \sqrt{ 2 + \sqrt{ 2 + .......} }

Now lets find the value of,

2 + 2 + . . . . . . . = y \sqrt{ 2 + \sqrt{ 2 + .......} } = y

y 2 = 2 + 2 + 2 + . . . . . . . = 2 + y y^{2} = 2 + \sqrt{ 2 + \sqrt{ 2 + .......} } = 2 + y

By solving it we get y = 2 y = 2

Therefore,

x = 1 2 × 2 = 1 x = \frac{1} {2} \times 2 = 1

How did you move to the second step from 1st one???

Chaitnya Shrivastava - 5 years, 3 months ago

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Be mature boy u can solve it as √(2+y)=y

Kartik Tyagi - 5 years, 3 months ago
James Madden
Feb 20, 2015

Taking for granted that the expression is meaningful, let X denote its value. Multiplying by 2, and pulling the factor inside the square roots, 2X= Sqrt[2 + Sqrt[2 + Sqrt[2 + ...]]]. Thus, 2X = Sqrt[2 +2X], so by the basic technique for nested radicals X=1.

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