help needed for correspondent of Oct 9

[Don Reble]

> Dear Seqfans,  Could someone help this person?  And post the
> result to the list.  Thanks!  Neil

> x = 1 + 2/(3 + 4/(5 + 6/7 + 8/ ....
> seems to converge on the value 1.54149408....

    The Inverse Symbolic Calculator suggests 1/(sqrt(e)-1).
    I calculated each to 1000 places; they agree that far, anyway.

-- 
Don Reble  djr at nk.ca


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